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Toothbrush by DNCE

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DNCE

Toothbrush

Release date: 17th May 2016

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DNCE's 'Toothbrush' arrived as the second single from their debut EP 'Swaay' in 2015, later folded into their self-titled debut album the following year. The track was sent to contemporary hit radio in May 2016, consolidating the band's early momentum as a pop-funk outfit built around frontman Joe Jonas. The lyric sketches the threshold moment when casual intimacy tips toward something more committed. DNCE frame the invitation around a domestic detail, leaving a toothbrush at someone's place, as shorthand for permanence without pressure. The narrator observes the morning-after routine, the borrowed t-shirt and messed-up hair, and extends the offer plainly: 'you don't have to rush'. The chorus loops the conceit, turning a mundane object into a gesture of trust, the song's warmth carried by its refusal to overcomplicate the ask. Musically, 'Toothbrush' leans into the band's funk-pop template, the groove relaxed enough to match the lyric's easy confidence. The production keeps the arrangement uncluttered, letting the hook do its work without excess decoration.

"Toothbrush" is a single by DNCE, released 17th May 2016. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Toothbrush

Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

Stuck in a limbo, half-hypnotized
Each time I let you stay the night, stay the night
Up in the morning, tangled in sheets
We play the moment on repeat, on repeat

When you're standing there in your underwear
And my t-shirt from the night before
With your messed-up hair and your feet still bare
Would you mind closing the bedroom door?

Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

I just, I just can't let you go
When you give me something I've never known
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

No need to question next time we meet
I know you're coming home with me, home with me
Sweat like a sauna, break up the ice
I know you're gonna stay the night, stay the night

When you're standing there in your underwear
And my t-shirt from the night before
With your messed up hair and your feet still bare
Would you mind closing the bedroom door?

Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

I just, I just can't let you go
Give me something I've never known
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

I don't want this to end
And there's no need to play pretend
If you stay with me again
Would you mind closing the bedroom door?

Baby, you don't have to rush
You can leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place
We don't need to keep it hush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

I just, I just can't let you go
When you give me something I've never known
So, baby, you don't have to rush
You could leave a toothbrush at my place
At my place

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    ILYA, Joe Jonas, Rickard Göransson, Valley Boy
    Producer
    ILYA
    Engineer
    Sam Holland
    Bass
    Rickard Göransson
    Drums
    Peter Carlsson
    Guitar
    Rickard Göransson, Valley Boy
    Keyboards
    ILYA
    Vocals
    Joe Jonas
    Assistant Engineer
    Cory Bice, Jeremy Lertola
    Background Vocals
    Valley Boy
    Mixing Engineer
    John Hanes, Șerban Ghenea
    Percussion
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    Programmer
    ILYA
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