Cake by the Ocean

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"Cake by the Ocean"
A piece of cake on a white background with a knife and the words "DNCE: 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] but is also often interpreted to be referring to the cocktail Sex on the Beach.[5] The song'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 and Gigi Hadid, 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."[6]

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.[7] On February 12, 2016, the band performed the song live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[8] 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.[9] It also appeared on the trailer for upcoming 2016 film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates . On May 1, 2016, the band performed the song at the Radio Disney Music Awards. Cake by the Ocean was performed by DNCE at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Argentina (Los 40 Principales)[10] 1
Australia (ARIA)[11] 8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 7
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart Top 20)[16] 2
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[17] 12
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 17
Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 18
France (SNEP)[20] 23
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 7
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[22] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[23] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 6
Israel (Media Forest)[25] 1
Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[26] 1
Italy (FIMI)[27] 11
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[28] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 19
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[31] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 10
Norway (VG-lista)[33] 33
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[34] 1
Poland (Polish TV Airplay Chart)[35] 1
Russia (Tophit)[36] 5
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[37] 41
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 18
Slovenia (SloTop50)[39] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[43] 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[44] 11
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[46] 8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 2
Venezuela English (Record Report)[48] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[49] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[50] Platinum 80,000
Italy (FIMI)[51] Platinum 50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[52] Platinum 20,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] 2× Platinum 30,000
Sweden (GLF)[54] Platinum 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[56] 2x Platinum 2,000,000

*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]

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