God Is a Dancer

{{Infobox song

| name = God Is a Dancer

| type = single

| cover = Tiësto - God Is a Dancer.png

| released = {{start date|2019|9|20|df=y}}

| recorded =

| genre = Dance-pop{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/09/tiesto-releases-new-dance-pop-display-god-is-a-dancer-featuring-mabel-2/|title=Tiësto releases new dance-pop display, 'God Is A Dancer,' featuring Mabel|date=2019-09-23|website=Dancing Astronaut|access-date=27 September 2019}}

| length = {{duration|m=2|s=48}}

| label = {{hlist|Musical Freedom|PM:AM|Universal}}

| writer = {{hlist|Violet Skies|Tijs Verwest|Josh Wilkinson}}

| producer = {{hlist|Tiësto|Josh Wilkinson}}

| chronology = Tiësto

| prev_title = Ritual

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Blue

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Mabel

| type = single

| prev_title = Mad Love

| prev_year = 2019

| title = God Is a Dancer

| year = 2019

| next_title = Loneliest Time of Year

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|jnwDkVo6DxA|"God Is a Dancer"}}}}

}}

"God Is a Dancer" is a song by Dutch DJ Tiësto and English singer Mabel. It was released by Musical Freedom on 20 September 2019 as the third single from Tiësto's sixth studio album The London Sessions (2020). The song is also featured as a bonus track on digital and streaming versions of Mabel's debut studio album High Expectations (2019).{{Citation|title=High Expectations by Mabel|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/high-expectations/1499357878|language=en-us|access-date=2020-02-27}} The song was written by Tiësto, Violet Skies and Josh Wilkinson, and produced by Tiësto and Wilkinson.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/117839056|title=God Is A Dance / Tiësto|website=Tidal|access-date=20 September 2019}}

Background

Mabel teased the release of the song on her Instagram with the lines "Are You Feeling That Fire?" and "Cause the Music Is on the Way" on 17 September 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B2erxFfH5vv/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B2erxFfH5vv |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=👀|via=Instagram|access-date=18 September 2019}}{{cbignore}} On 18 September 2019, Tiësto revealed the release date and cover art on his social media.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tiesto/status/1173991779864989696|title=So excited to finally share this with you all! My new single God Is A Dancer with @Mabel is OUT FRIDAY 🕺🔥|via=Twitter|access-date=18 September 2019}} Upon release, a website was set up with the title of the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.godisadancer.com/|title=Tiesto & Mabel – God Is a Dancer|website=godisadancer.com|access-date=18 September 2019|archive-date=23 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923175237/http://www.godisadancer.com/|url-status=dead}} It was made available for pre-save on iTunes and Spotify at the same time.{{cite web|url=http://www.tiestolive.fr/tiesto-feat.mabel-god-is-a-dancer|title=Tiësto feat. Mabel - God Is a Dancer|website=tiestolive.fr|language=fr|date=17 September 2019|access-date=18 September 2019}}

Live performance

Mabel performed "God Is a Dancer" on The Jonathan Ross Show on 9 November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep9week46/jonathan-ross-show|title=The Jonathan Ross Show Episode 9|website=ITV|access-date=24 November 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/god-is-a-dancer-tiesto-mabel/uvfdkxma6zu2a|title=Album God Is A Dancer, Tiesto|website=Qobuz|access-date=24 November 2019}}

| title1 = God Is a Dancer

| length1 = 2:48

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – Acoustic{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/god-is-a-dancer-tiesto-mabel/ngatfzrba75ca|title=Album God Is A Dancer, Tiesto|website=Qobuz|access-date=24 November 2019}}

| title1 = God Is a Dancer

| note1 = Acoustic

| length1 = 2:53

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – James Hype Remix{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/god-is-a-dancer-tiesto-mabel/s1vmv459d88yc|title=Album God Is A Dancer, Tiesto|website=Qobuz|access-date=24 November 2019}}

| title1 = God Is a Dancer

| note1 = James Hype Remix

| length1 = 2:53

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2019–2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{single chart\|Flanders\|48\|artist=Tiësto & Mabel\|song=God Is a Dancer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=18 January 2020}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|25\|artist=Tiësto & Mabel\|song=God Is a Dancer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=24 November 2019}}
{{single chart\|CIS\|7\|artist=Tiesto & Mabel\|song=God Is A Dancer\|rowheader=true\|songid=101754\|accessdate=1 July 2021}}
scope="row"\| Croatia (HRT){{cite web\|url=https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-25-studenoga-2019/214513/\|title=ARC 100 datum: 25. Studenoga 2019\|language=hr\|last=Komericki\|first=Goran\|publisher=HRT\|date=25 November 2019\|access-date=26 November 2019\|archive-date=22 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322143922/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-25-studenoga-2019/214513/\|url-status=dead}} \| 22
{{single chart\|Czech Republic\|36\|year=2019\|week=48\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 December 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardeurodigital\|17\|artist=Mabel\|rowheader=true\|access-date=4 December 2019}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|95\|songid=1905578\|artist=Tiësto & Mabel\|song=God Is a Dancer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=17 January 2020}}
scope="row"\| Greece International (IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html\|title=Greece Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart: 26/2019\|website=IFPI Charts\|access-date=24 November 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010055924/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html\|archive-date=10 October 2019}} \| 93
{{single chart\|Hungarydance\|24\|year=2020\|week=53\|rowheader=true\|access-date=8 January 2021}}
{{single chart\|Hungary\|15\|year=2020\|week=35\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 September 2020}}
{{single chart\|Hungarysingle\|39\|year=2020\|week=18\|rowheader=true\|access-date=7 May 2020}}
{{single chart\|Ireland3\|25\|artist=Tiësto\|rowheader=true\|access-date=26 October 2019}}
scope="row"\| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w39/\|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)\|language=lt\|publisher=AGATA\|date=27 September 2019\|access-date=30 November 2019}} \| 72
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|16\|year=2019\|week=44\|rowheader=true\|access-date=2 November 2019}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|37\|artist=Tiësto & Mabel\|song=God Is a Dancer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 October 2019}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-09-27\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=30 September 2019\|access-date=28 September 2019}} \| 16
{{single chart\|Poland\|12\|chartid=3211\|year=2019\|rowheader=true\|access-date=28 October 2019}}
{{single chart\|Russiaradio\|7\|artist=Tiesto & Mabel\|song=God Is A Dancer\|date=20191025-20191031\|access-date=June 12, 2025\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|9\|date=20191011\|rowheader=true\|access-date=12 October 2019}}
{{single chart\|Slovakia2\|68\|year=2019\|week=52,01\|rowheader=true\|access-date=7 January 2020}}
scope="row"\| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=49\|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart\|publisher=slotop50.si\|access-date=10 December 2019\|archive-date=18 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918103420/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=49\|url-status=dead}} \| 48
{{single chart\|Sweden\|56\|artist=Tiesto\|song=God Is a Dancer\|rowheader=true\|access-date=27 September 2019}}
{{single chart\|UK\|15\|date=20191018\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 October 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|1\|artist=Tiesto\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 December 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceelectronic\|13\|artist=Tiesto\|rowheader=true\|access-date=10 December 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| CIS (Tophit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/airplay/yearly/2019-01-01/all/all\|title=CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2019)\|publisher=Tophit \|access-date=13 January 2020}} \| 154
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2019\|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=31 December 2019}} \| 77
scope="row"\| Poland (ZPAV){{cite web\|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1813\|title=Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku\|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry\|language=pl\|access-date=28 January 2020}} \| 81
scope="row"\| Russia Airplay (Tophit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2019-01-01/all/all\|title=Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2019)\|publisher=Tophit \|access-date=13 January 2020}} \| 132
scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020\|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020\|access-date=18 February 2021\|publisher=Mahasz}} \| 62
scope="row"\| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-dance-electronic--songs\|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020\|work=Billboard\|access-date=4 December 2020}} \| 57

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| CIS (Tophit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/airplay/yearly/2019-01-01/all/all|title=CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2019)|publisher=Tophit |access-date=13 January 2020}}

| 154

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2019|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=31 December 2019}}

| 77

scope="row"| Poland (ZPAV){{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1813|title=Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|language=pl|access-date=28 January 2020}}

| 81

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (Tophit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2019-01-01/all/all|title=Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2019)|publisher=Tophit |access-date=13 January 2020}}

| 132

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020|access-date=18 February 2021|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 62

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020|work=Billboard|access-date=4 December 2020}}

| 57

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Tiësto|title=God Is A Dancer|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=July 11, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Tiesto & Mabel|title=God Is a Dancer|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|access-date=October 8, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tiesto & Mabel|title=God Is a Dancer|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|id=16076-5135-1|access-date=2 February 2024}}

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