Dancehall Queen (Robyn song)

"Dancehall Queen" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her fifth studio album, Body Talk Pt.

The initial writing and production of the song arose from a discussion by Robyn, Diplo and Åhlund about Ace of Base.

The accompanying music video, released in November 2010, was directed by Diplo, Red Foxx and Pomp&Clout.

In November 2009, a video of Robyn and Diplo working on "Dancehall Queen" in the studio was posted onto YouTube.

Back then, when Dr. Alban came to Sweden from Africa and started making reggae music with Denniz Pop—who did Ace of Base—it was too weird to be offensive.

"[11] Christopher Muther of The Boston Globe wrote that "[Robyn's] take on Jamaican music has the potential to reek of day-old Ace of Bass", but called it "surprisingly solid".

[14] Noel Gardner of Drowned in Sound called it "frankly peculiar", and wrote, "It’s evidently laced with irony, and is possibly the most fun tune on here".

[13] Luke Lewis of NME wrote a mixed review of the song, stating, "It feels less authentic, especially on ‘Dancefloor Queen’, a misfiring collaboration with Diplo that features the least convincing patois this side of a George Lamb radio show.

"[15] Robbie Daw of Idolator called it "subtle", and wrote that "it's hard to imagine this song being worked as a single", but concluded saying that it "definitely has an infectious hook".

[19] The music video for "Dancehall Queen" was directed by Diplo, Red Foxx and Pomp&Clout.

[20] Erika Brooks Adickman of Idolator wrote a mixed review of the clip, stating, "We’re guessing Robyn didn’t want the “hassle” of appearing, so instead we’re treated to—seemingly—random grainy footage of the streets of Japan and gyrating women as the words of the chorus appear karaoke-style on the screen.