Florence and the Machine - Dance Fever (2022)

Florence and the Machine - Dance Fever (2022)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "King"   4:40

2. "Free"   3:54

3. "Choreomania"   3:33

4. "Back in Town"   3:56

5. "Girls Against God"   4:40

6. "Dream Girl Evil"   3:47

7. "Prayer Factory"   1:13

8. "Cassandra"   4:18

9. "Heaven Is Here"   1:51

10. "Daffodil"   3:34

11. "My Love"   3:51

12. "Restraint"   0:48

13. "The Bomb"   2:45

14. "Morning Elvis"   4:22

Total length:   47:12

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

15. "Cassandra" (acoustic)   4:07

16. "Free" (acoustic)   4:04

17. "Morning Elvis" (acoustic)   3:53

18. "My Love" (acoustic)   3:30

19. "Search and Destroy"   4:01

Total length:   66:47

Apple Music edition bonus tracks

15. "King" (poem version)   3:00

16. "My Love" (poem version)   2:52

17. "Cassandra" (poem version)   4:00

18. "King" (music video)   5:18

19. "Heaven Is Here" (music video)   2:16

20. "My Love" (music video)   4:24

21. "Free" (music video)   4:51

Total length:   73:53

Florence and the Machine Band Members / Musicians

Florence Welch – vocals (all tracks), string arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11), percussion (2, 6, 9, 10), piano (2, 6), acoustic guitar (9), foot stamping (9, 12)

Isabella Summers – background vocals

Robert Ackroyd – electric guitar (13)

Tom Monger – harp

Cyrus Bayandor

Aku Orraca-Tetteh – background vocals (3, 4, 6)

Dionne Douglas

Hazel Mills – background vocals

Sam Doyle

Jack Antonoff – acoustic guitar (1–3, 5, 8), bass (1–6, 8), drums (1–6, 8, 13), Mellotron (1–4), percussion (1–3, 8), piano (1–4, 6), programming (1–3, 6, 9, 14), bells (2, 3), electric guitar (2, 3, 5), organ (2. 5, 8), 12-string acoustic guitar (3, 8), slide guitar (5, 13), synthesizer (5, 6, 8), tubular bells (8, 9), Wurlitzer organ (8)

Evan Smith – saxophones (1, 3, 5), synthesizer (1)

Tom Moth – harp, string arrangement (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11)

Bobby Hawk – violin (1–4)

Eric Byers – cello (2–4)

Dave Bayley – electric guitar (2, 6, 7, 10–12, 14), strings (2, 11, 14), programming (5, 7, 9–12, 14), bells (6), percussion (6, 7, 11, 14), piano (6, 10, 11), synthesizer (6, 9, 10), bass (7, 10, 11, 14), organ (7, 12), acoustic guitar (10), drums (10, 11, 14), Mellotron (10, 14), keyboards (11)

Thomas Bartlett – percussion (3), piano (3, 13), synthesizer (3, 4, 6, 13); accordion, drums, keyboards (13)

Maggie Rogers – background vocals (5, 6)

Leo Abrahams – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6, 10, 14)

Steve Pearce – bass (6)

Ian Thomas – drums (6)

Mark Brown – saxophone (6)

Sally Herbert – string arrangement (6)

Paul Burton – trombone (6)

Joe Auckland – trumpet (6)

Mikey Freedom Hart – acoustic guitar (7, 14); celesta, viola (7); falsetto, pedal steel guitar (14)

Kid Harpoon – bass, drums, electric guitar, piano (8, 9); percussion (8)

Chris Worsey – cello (11)

Ian Burdge – cello (11)

Everton Nelson – violin (11)

Gillon Cameron – violin (11)

Julia Singleton – violin (11)

Kate Robinson – violin (11)

Lucy Wilkins – violin (11)

Marianne Haynes – violin (11)

Natalia Bonner – violin (11)

Nicky Sweeney – violin (11)

Richard George – violin (11)

Rick Koster – violin (11)

Chris Gehringer – mastering

Will Quinnell – mastering (2–14)

Serban Ghenea – mixing (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)

Jack Antonoff – mixing (5, 7, 9, 12, 13)

Laura Sisk – mixing (5, 7, 9, 12, 13), engineering (1–6, 8, 9, 13), additional engineering (11, 14)

David Wrench – mixing (14)

Evan Smith – engineering (1–3, 5)

Jon Gautier – engineering (1–4)

Billy Halliday – engineering (5–14)

David Hart – engineering (7)

Jeremy Hatcher – engineering (8, 9)

Pat Dillett – engineering (13)

Mikey Freedom Hart – engineering (14)

Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)

Dave Snyder – engineering assistance (1–6, 8, 9, 13, 14)

Duncan Fuller – engineering assistance (1–6, 8, 10)

John Rooney – engineering assistance (1–5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)

Lauren Marquez – engineering assistance (1–6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)

Matt Hall – engineering assistance (1–6, 8, 9, 13, 14)

Megan Searl – engineering assistance (1–5)

Ben Loveland – engineering assistance (6, 8, 10, 11, 14)

Amy Sergeant – engineering assistance (7, 13)

James Pinfield-Wells – engineering assistance (7, 13)

Claude Vause – engineering assistance (12)

Dance Fever is the 5th studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released on 13 May 2022 by Polydor Records. Work on the album was originally scheduled for early 2020 in New York City; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recording took place in London instead. Frontwoman Florence Welch has cited Iggy Pop as the biggest musical influence on the album; which features a variety of styles, ranging from progressive pop to indie pop, disco, and industrial music.

The title and concept of Dance Fever originated in Welch's fascination with choreomania, a social phenomenon in early modern Europe that involved groups of people dancing erratically. The album cover was photographed by Autumn de Wilde, who also filmed music videos for the album's three singles: "King", "My Love" and "Free", as well as the song "Heaven Is Here".

Dance Fever was a commercial success in Europe, the US and Oceania. It debuted atop the UK Albums Chart in the week of its release, becoming the band's fourth number-one album in their home country. It reached the second place in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland along with the entry in the top ten of several other European countries' charts. The album received widespread critical acclaim from music critics and is ranked as the best-received album in the band's release history. Critics mainly praised the diversity of the sound, Welch's songwriting abilities and powerful vocals. To promote the album, Florence and the Machine will embark on the Dance Fever Tour which will visit cities in North America, Europe and Oceania.