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 EP Swaay and the album DNCE
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:38
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mattman & Robin
DNCE singles chronology
"Cake by the Ocean"
(2015) 		"Toothbrush"
(2015)
Music video
"Cake by the Ocean" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Live version cover
Live version cover

"Cake by the Ocean" is the debut single by American band DNCE. It was released through Republic Records on September 18, 2015.[2] It serves as the lead single from their debut EP, Swaay (2015),[3] and is also included on their debut studio album, DNCE (2016).

The song reached the top 10 on multiple national record charts including those of Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It also topped the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs airplay chart and has been certified Gold or higher by a number of recording industry associations.

Billboard ranked "Cake by the Ocean" at number 44 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.[4] Nielsen Music named "Cake by the Ocean" the second most-played song in Canada for 2016, behind only Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself".[5]

Composition[]

"Cake by the Ocean" was co-written by Joe Jonas, Justin Tranter, and Swedish duo Mattman & Robin, who also produced the song.[6] Lyrically, the song is about sexual intercourse,[7] but is also often interpreted to be referring to the cocktail Sex on the Beach.[8] The song's title originated from Mattman & Robin's repeatedly confusing the phrase "sex on the beach" for "cake by the ocean".[6] The song is composed in E minor, with a tempo of 119 beats per minute.[9]

Chart performance[]

"Cake by the Ocean" debuted at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100 issued for November 7, 2015.[10] On March 5, 2016, the song moved from number 11 to number 10 and became Jonas' fourth career top-10 entry, making him the sixth artist to reach the top 10 as a soloist and with two groups.[11] It peaked at number nine in its 19th week on the chart and spent 46 weeks in total.[12][13] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single 5× Platinum, which denotes five million units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams.[14] On the Canadian Hot 100, "Cake by the Ocean" peaked at number seven and was certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada.[15][16]

The song reached number four in the United Kingdom and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified it 2× Platinum.[17][18] In Italy, it peaked at number 11 and was certified 4× Platinum.[19][20] "Cake by the Ocean" reached number six in Australia and was certified 3× Platinum.[21][22] In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 10 and was certified 2× Platinum.[23][24] "Cake by the Ocean" charted within the top five of national record charts, at number one in Argentina,[25] Ecuador,[26] Israel,[27] number two in Slovenia,[28] number five in Austria,[29] the Czech Republic,[30] Serbia.[31] It received a 2× Platinum certification Poland,[32] Spain,[33] and Platinum in France,[34] Germany,[35] the Netherlands,[36] Sweden.[37]

Music video[]

The video, directed by Black Coffee and Jonas' then-girlfriend Gigi Hadid,[38] was released on October 16, 2015. It depicts DNCE performing "in front of a giant piece of cake on the beach" when a cake-throwing battle ensues between The Fat Jew and "a bunch of bikini clad women who are 'Team DNCE'". Both vie "to become the 'cake fight champion', but as it turns out, everyone is a winner, as the scene becomes one giant beach party". The music video currently sits at 440 million views on YouTube.[39] It also features product placement scenes by the dating app Bumble including a shot of a hand swiping through photos of women and a Bumble-branded towel being waved.

Performances[]

DNCE have performed the song as musical guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show[40] and The Graham Norton Show.[41] The band performed the song live at the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards, the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards, and the 2016 Billboard Music Awards in the US, and the 2016 Royal Variety Performance in the UK.

DNCE performed a 1950s rock-inspired version of "Cake by the Ocean" for their cameo in Grease: Live as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers.[42]

Usage in media[]

The song is featured in the films Pitch Perfect 3, Bad Moms, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Malibu Rescue, The King of Staten Island, and in trailers for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,[43] Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation[44] and The Lost City.[45] It has also been featured in the television series Telenovela, South Park, No Tomorrow, The Real O'Neals, The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30, Mary + Jane and The Wilds, and appeared in an Indonesian Mizone commercial in August 2016.[46] The clean version of the song is a playable track in Just Dance 2017. It was also featured in the Brazilian teen soap-opera Malhação during its 24th season.

Censorship[]

The official clean and radio versions of the song censor the line "go fucking crazy" with "go crazy crazy", with the word "crazy" repeated from the audio.[47] The line "God damn" is replaced with "hot damn".[a] The phrase "fucking delicious" is replaced with "so delicious".[48] In the lyric video, the word "fucking" is listed as "f***ing".

Music channels in the UK owned by Channel Four Television Corporation censor "fucking" by reversing the audio, rather than adopting the official clean version of the song. Jonas' mouth is blurred when he sings the obscenity. MTV channels in the UK replace the line "...Go fucking crazy..." with "...Go for me crazy...", lifting audio from "Walk for me, baby", though no visual editing is imposed in this instance.

Personnel[]

  • Mixer: Serban Ghenea
  • Assistant mixer: John Hanes
  • Bass, programming, guitar, percussion, background vocalist, producer, Lyricist, composer, drums: Mattias Larsson
  • Background vocalist, programming, producer, lyricist, composer, percussion, bass, drums, guitar: Robin Frederiksson
  • Background vocalist, lyricist, composer: Justin Tranter
  • Lyricist, composer, lead vocalist: Joe Jonas

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Certifications for "Cake by the Ocean"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] 3× Platinum 210,000double-dagger
Belgium (BEA)[118] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 2× Platinum 160,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[119] Platinum 90,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[34] Platinum 133,333double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[35] Platinum 400,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[20] 4× Platinum 200,000double-dagger
Netherlands (NVPI)[36] Platinum 30,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[32] 2× Platinum 40,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[120] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[33] 2× Platinum 80,000double-dagger
Sweden (GLF)[37] 3× Platinum 120,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[14] 5× Platinum 1,684,000[121]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release dates and format(s) for "Cake by the Ocean"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 18, 2015 Digital download Republic [2]
Streaming [122]
September 29, 2015 Contemporary hit radio [123]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ In Just Dance 2017, the phrase "God damn" and "hot damn" is replaced with just "Hot" itself
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