Sam Smith, Normani - Dancing With A Stranger (official Video) -

: Upon its release in 2019, it became the most-viewed music video in the United Kingdom on Vevo for that entire year. It was also the world's most-played radio track of 2019.

: Critics noted the song marked a "veer away" from Sam Smith’s usual gentle soul sound, leaning into a 1980s-inspired disco-R&B vibe that perfectly showcased Normani’s "soul-dance diva" persona. : Upon its release in 2019, it became

: The collaboration happened by pure luck at a Los Angeles recording studio. While Sam Smith was writing the track, Normani happened to be recording in the studio next door. Smith, a self-proclaimed superfan of Normani’s former group Fifth Harmony, played her the song, and she recorded her perfect vocals on the spot. : The collaboration happened by pure luck at

: Directed by Vaughan Arnell and shot in London, the video features the duo moving through a "sleek, stark home" while surrounded by hologram-like projections of dancers. These spectral figures represent the "ephemeral connections" people seek to fill the void after a breakup. : Directed by Vaughan Arnell and shot in

: Despite being a duet about shared loneliness, Sam Smith and Normani never actually meet on camera during the video. This choice was intentional to reflect the song's theme of feeling isolated even when surrounded by others.