" The Dance " is a song written by Tony Arata and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks as the tenth and final track from his self-titled debut album , from which it was also released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1990. It is considered by many to be Brooks' signature song . In a 2015 interview with Patrick Kielty of BBC Radio 2 , Brooks credits the back to back success of both "The Dance" and its follow up " Friends in Low Places " for his phenomenal success.
15-1650: Music Award The Billboard Icon Award was established at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards to recognize music singers and contribution. The recipient of the award also performs during the ceremony. In 2021, the Icon Award was included on the Billboard Latin Music Awards . Recipients [ edit ] Billboard Music Awards [ edit ] Year Image Recipient Performance Ref. 2011 [REDACTED] Neil Diamond " Sweet Caroline ", " America " 2012 [REDACTED] Stevie Wonder " Higher Ground ", " Overjoyed ", " Empire State of Mind ", "Join Our Love", " Superstition " 2013 [REDACTED] Prince " Let's Go Crazy ", " Fixurlifeup " 2014 [REDACTED] Jennifer Lopez " First Love " 2015 — 2016 [REDACTED] Celine Dion " The Show Must Go On " 2017 [REDACTED] Cher " Believe ", " If I Could Turn Back Time " 2018 [REDACTED] Janet Jackson " Nasty ", " If ", " Throb " 2019 [REDACTED] Mariah Carey " A No No ", " Always Be My Baby ", " Emotions ", " We Belong Together ", " Hero " 2020 [REDACTED] Garth Brooks " The Thunder Rolls ", " Callin' Baton Rouge ", " The River ", " Standing Outside
30-420: A love song about the end of a passionate relationship, and a story of someone dying because of something he believes in, after a moment of glory. The song's music video , directed by John Lloyd Miller , features an introduction by Brooks himself explaining the alternative meaning of the song. The video shows several American icons and examples of people who died for a dream. These include archive footage of
45-684: The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada and hosted by Ken Jeong . The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010. Winners are listed in bold . Overall, critics praised the performances in whole. Critics, however, noted Beyoncé as the standout performer of the night. However, some controversy was generated from the show. The Parents Television Council criticized Rihanna and Britney Spears' performance of " S&M ", calling it "explicit", with PTC president saying "I cannot imagine what would possibly lead
60-554: The death of Dale Earnhardt , Brooks was invited to the NASCAR awards ceremony that was honoring Earnhardt to play the song as a tribute. The song has been used as several country stations' last song before changing formats. It was also the second song to be played on UK station Country 1035 , the first being another Brooks number. On February 6, 2014, "The Dance" was performed by Brooks on the final episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC . In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked
75-455: The ABC television network to air a profanity-laced, S&M sex show on primetime broadcast television", while criticizing the choice to air the performance first, on what they claim is a normally family targeted time slot (the show aired at 8:00 p.m.). The Dance (Garth Brooks song) At the opening of the music video, Brooks explains that the song is written with a double meaning - both as
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105-1162: The Fire ", " That Summer ", " Dive Bar ", " Friends in Low Places ", " The Dance " 2021 [REDACTED] Pink " Cover Me in Sunshine ", " All I Know So Far ", " Get The Party Started ", " So What ", " Blow Me (One Last Kiss) ", " Who Knew ", " Just Like a Pill ", " Just Give Me a Reason " 2022 [REDACTED] Mary J Blige — Billboard Latin Music Awards [ edit ] Year Image Recipient Performance Ref. 2021 [REDACTED] Maná " El Reloj Cucú " 2022 [REDACTED] Chayanne "Como Tú y Yo" 2023 [REDACTED] Ivy Queen — References [ edit ] ^ "Neil Diamond to Perform at Billboard Music Awards, Receive Icon Award" . billboard.com . Retrieved January 18, 2017 . ^ "Stevie Wonder to Receive Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards" . billboard.com . Archived from
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150-631: The beginning of his career, "The Dance" was a hit single around the world, including the United States , Europe , and Ireland , charting inside the British pop top 40 . The song cemented Brooks as a country superstar and made him the face of the country music explosion during the 90s. In 1990, it was named both Song of the Year and Video of the Year by the Academy of Country Music . It was awarded
165-576: The following: It was awarded Video of the Year at the 1990 ACM Music Awards. Country music singer Martina McBride covered the song from the television special George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert. On the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, The Dance reached number one and remained there for three consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by " Good Times " by Dan Seals Released near
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#1732775563396180-492: The number 14 position in the CMT 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music broadcast in 2003 and also the number 5 position on the network's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Music Videos special in 2004. In a 1994 Playboy interview, Brooks said, "unless I am totally surprised, The Dance will be the greatest success as a song we will ever do. I'll go to my grave with The Dance. It'll probably always be my favorite song." In 2001, after
195-605: The original on June 3, 2016 . Retrieved January 18, 2017 . ^ "Cher to Receive Icon Award at 2017 Billboard Music Awards" . billboardmusicawards.com . May 21, 2017 . Retrieved May 4, 2017 . ^ Jones, Abby. "Janet Jackson to Receive Icon Award at 2018 Billboard Music Awards" . Billboard . Retrieved May 7, 2018 . ^ "Mariah Carey to Receive Icon Award at 2019 Billboard Music Awards" . Billboard . April 19, 2019 . Retrieved April 11, 2019 . ^ Djansezian, Kevork (February 25, 2020). "Garth Brooks Is an Icon & Soon He'll Have
210-481: The original on May 17, 2019 . Retrieved January 18, 2017 . ^ "Prince to Be Honored at Billboard Music Awards on May 19" . billboard.com . Retrieved January 18, 2017 . ^ "Jennifer Lopez to Receive Icon Award at 2014 Billboard Music Awards" . billboard.com . Retrieved January 18, 2017 . ^ "Celine Dion To Receive Icon Award at 2016 BBMAs - Billboard Music Awards" . billboardmusicawards.com . April 4, 2016. Archived from
225-468: The song at #111 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. U.S. 7-inch promotional single Capitol Nashville NR-44629, 1990 U.S. 7" jukebox single Liberty S7-17441-A, 1990 U.K. CD single Capitol CDCLS-735, 1993 Disc 1 Disc 2 " The Dance " is the fifth single in the overall discography of American freestyle recording artist Rockell . It is the first single she released from her second album, Instant Pleasure . There
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