Cake by the Ocean

"Cake by the Ocean"
Single by DNCE
from the album SWAAY
Released September 18, 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Length 3:38
Label Republic
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
DNCE singles chronology
"Cake by the Ocean"
(2015)		 "Rock Bottom"
(2016)
Music video
"Cake by the Ocean" on YouTube

"Cake by the Ocean" is the debut single by American band DNCE, released for sale on September 18, 2015 and to radio on January 22, 2016, through Republic Records.[1] It serves as the lead single from their debut EP SWAAY.[2]

Composition

"Cake by the Ocean" was written by Joe Jonas, Justin Tranter and the Swedish duo Mattman & Robin, who also produced the song.[3] The song is about sex.[4] "Cake by the Ocean"'s title originated from the Swedish producers' misunderstanding of the phrase "sex on the beach", which they mistakenly translated as "cake by the ocean." The clean version of the song omits the word "fucking" and replaces it with a second "crazy" in the chorus; it also replaces "goddamn" with "hot damn" in the second verse and swaps out the "you're fucking delicious" adlib before the last chorus with a simple "so delicious."[3]

Music video

A music video for "Cake by the Ocean", directed by Black Coffee, was released in October 2015. Christina Garibaldi of MTV wrote that "DNCE— Joe, Joo Lee, Cole Whittle and Jack Lawless— perform their song in front of a giant piece of cake on the beach. Soon, a bunch of women wearing bikinis join 'Team DNCE' lather up and get their cake fighting faces on as they meet their competition: The Fat Jew."[5]

Live performances

On January 31, 2016, DNCE performed a 1950's rock and roll-inspired version of "Cake by the Ocean" as part of Fox's television musical Grease: Live as Johnny Casino and The Gamblers.[6] On February 12, 2016, the band performed the song live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[7]

On March 12, 2016, the band performed the song at the Kids Choice Awards.

On April 22, 2016, the band performed the song, in the UK, on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show.[8]

It also appeared on the trailer for upcoming 2016 film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates .

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Argentina (Los 40 Principales)[9] 1
Australia (ARIA)[10] 50
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 25
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 7
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart Top 20)[15] 2
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[16] 13
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 17
France (SNEP)[18] 23
Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 11
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[20] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[21] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 6
Israel (Media Forest)[23] 1
Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[24] 1
Italy (FIMI)[25] 13
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[26] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 19
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[29] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 10
Norway (VG-lista)[31] 33
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[32] 1
Poland (Polish TV Airplay Chart)[33] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[34] 41
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[38] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[39] 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[40] 14
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[41] 3
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[42] 8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[43] 2
Venezuela English (Record Report)[44] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[45] Platinum 80,000
Italy (FIMI)[46] Gold 25,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[47] Platinum 20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48] Platinum 15,000
Sweden (GLF)[49] Platinum 40,000
United States (RIAA)[50] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 18, 2015 Digital download Republic [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cake By the Ocean - Single by DNCE on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Stutz, Colin (September 14, 2015). "Joe Jonas Releases First Single With New Band DNCE, 'Cake by the Ocean'". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Joe Jonas Finally Explains What 'Cake By The Ocean' Means". MTV News.
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (October 23, 2015). "GET READY TO DNCE". Interview. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Garibaldi, Christina (October 16, 2015). "DNCE’s Video Proves Having ‘Cake By The Ocean’ Is Really Messy". MTV. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Joe Jonas Talks DNCE's 'Grease: Live' Cameo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "EPISODE Friday, February 12, 2016 // President Barack Obama, DNCE". The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Ellentv.com). February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ 00:10 (April 22, 2016). "BBC One - The Graham Norton Show, Series 19, Episode 5". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lista del 02/04/2016". PRISA.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "DNCE – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for DNCE. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Croatian Airplay Chart". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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  17. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20163 into search. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 17, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  23. ↑ "DNCE – Cake by the Ocean Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "מדיה פורסט - לדעת שאתה באוויר". Mediaforest.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 18 (dal 2016-04-29 al 2016-05-05)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – DNCE search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.
  30. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  31. ↑ "VG-lista - Dnce / Cake by the Ocean".
  32. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Polish Video Chart". 19 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  34. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20167 into search.
  35. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20163 into search. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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  38. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  39. ↑ "DNCE – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for DNCE. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  40. ↑ "DNCE – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for DNCE. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  41. ↑ "DNCE – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for DNCE. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  42. ↑ "DNCE – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay for DNCE. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  43. ↑ "DNCE – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for DNCE. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Pop" (in Spanish). Record Report. 2016-04-16. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16.
  45. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean". Music Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  46. ↑ "Italian single certifications – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved April 4, 2016. line feed character in |title= at position 52 (help) Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter DNCE in the field Filtra. Select 2016 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
  47. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  48. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  49. ↑ Follow these instructions to view the certification
    • Type "DNCE" in the search bar.
    • Click on 'Cake by the Ocean' and then press 'Visa'.
    "Sverigetopplistan". sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  50. ↑ "American single certifications – DNCE – Cake by the Ocean". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 4, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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