Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)

"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"
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Single by Ironik featuring Chipmunk and Elton John
from the album No Point in Wasting Tears
Released	27 April 2009
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	R&B, hip hop
Length	3:23
Label	Warner, Asylum
Writer(s)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ironik
Producer(s)	Simon Franglen
Ironik singles chronology
Chipmunk singles chronology

"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" is a song by Ironik, from his debut album No Point in Wasting Tears, released on 11 May 2009. The song heavily samples British singer Elton John's 1972 single "Tiny Dancer". This is the first single by Ironik to be released without a maxi single.

Music video

The video features both Ironik and Chipmunk while Elton John is played on TV screens in the background. The video is completely black and white. It begins with Ironik and Chipmunk walking down a hotel corridor in suits on the way to their room. They knock on their room and are let in by a woman dressed in bondage and stockings. The video unfolds with Ironik and Chipmunk dancing with the females and flirting.

Formats track listing

CD single
(27 April 2009)

"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (Radio edit) — 3:23
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (Fraser T Smith remix) — 3:18

Digital download
(27 April 2009)

"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (Radio edit) — 3:23
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (TreMoreFire remix) — 6:18
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (TRC remix) — 4:35
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (Fraser T Smith remix) — 3:18

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	4
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	17
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)	2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[3]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
UK Singles Chart^[4]	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Silver	345,000^[6]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Date	Country	Formats	Label
27 April 2009	United Kingdom	CD single, digital download	Warner/Asylum

References

↑ "Australian-charts.com – Ironik feat. Chipmunk & Elton John – Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2009". Irish Singles Chart.
↑ "Ironik: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
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External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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v t e Ironik
Studio albums	No Point in Wasting Tears (2008)
Singles	"So Nice" "Stay with Me" "I Wanna Be Your Man" "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" "Falling in Love" "Killed Me"
Featured singles	"I Got Soul"
Tours	The Perfect Day Tour (supporting Cascada)

v t e Chip
Discography
Studio albums	I Am Chipmunk (2009) Transition (2011)
Extended plays	Believe & Achieve - Episode 1 (2015)
Mixtapes	Whatever The Weather Volume 1 (2005) Whatever The Weather Volume 2 (2006) League of My Own (2007) Guess Who? (2008) Fresh Out The Oven (2008) For The Fun Of It (2010) More Fun! (with Wretch 32) (2010) Spazzz.com (2011) London Boy (2012) G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) (with Hustle Gang) (2013)
Related articles	Grand Hustle Records Giggs Daisy Dares You

Chip singles
Discography
I Am Chipmunk	"Beast" "Chip Diddy Chip" "Diamond Rings" "Oopsy Daisy" "Look for Me" "Until You Were Gone"
Transition	"Flying High" "Champion" "In the Air" "Take Off"
Believe & Achieve Episode 1	"I'm Fine" "School of Grime"
As featured artist	"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" "I Got Soul" "In Your Shoes" "She Likes To" "Number One Enemy" "Game Over" "Pow 2011" "Teardrop" "Bow Wow Wow" "Reload" "Starlife"

v t e Elton John songs
Discography
1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Son of Your Father" (1970) "My Father's Gun" (1970) "Where to Now St. Peter?" (1970) "Amoreena" (1970) "Talking Old Soldiers" (1970) "Burn Down the Mission" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "One Horse Town" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "I Don't Care" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "Learn to Fly" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
Related	Albums discography Videography
Category:Elton John

Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)

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Music video

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