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Listen: Sam Smith and Normani release duet ‘Dancing with a Stranger’

The British singers linked up after recording in next door studios

Published

7 years ago

January 11, 2019

Mariah Cooper

**Sam Smith** and **Normani.** (Photo by Steve Schofield. Courtesy of Capitol Music Group.)

Sam Smith and Normani have teamed up for their duet “Dancing with a Stranger.”

Smith told Billboard that he penned the song while on tour last year.

“I’m so excited for everyone to hear ‘Dancing With a Stranger,’ which I wrote on ‘The Thrill Of It All’ tour last year,” Smith told Billboard. “For me, it bottles everything I was feeling whilst juggling my personal life and touring. It is also such a beautiful moment for me as I’m a huge, huge fan of Normani and everything she is. I’m so excited to watch her light shine. I hope everyone enjoys hearing this song as much as I do.”

“Look what you made me do/I’m with somebody new/oh baby baby I’m dancing with a stranger,” the pair sing.

The collaboration came about when Smith was recording music in Los Angeles. Normani happened to be in the recording studio next door and they decided to work together.

Listen below.

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