Dance anthem

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A dance anthem, floorfiller or club anthem is an dance (or disco) track which receives almost timeless status, being played commonly many years after its release. Many older (pre-1990) tracks which are referred to as dance anthems are often only played at retro nights in clubs, or at themed parties. A common sub-category of dance anthems have sometimes been referred to as "handbag songs", examples of tracks such include "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer, or "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.

However, most commonly a dance anthem is a track which DJ's still play in normal sets alongside modern tracks. Some are played only towards the end of a set, almost as if a mini retro set was being played, but some are still used as if they were recently released dance music. The term floorfiller is also used to describe dance anthems, due to the ability of certain tracks to bring people from the bar areas of nightclubs onto the dance floor. This is possibly due to the highly distinctive intros that these songs usually have.

Songs referred to as dance anthems

• "Blue Monday" by New Order
• "Insomnia" by Faithless
• "Born Slippy" by Underworld
• "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics
• "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
• "You're Not Alone" by Olive
• "Café Del Mar" by Energy 52
• "Rhythm Is A Dancer" by Snap!
• "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" by Modern Talking
• "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy