The video premiered via Robyn 's official Vimeo account on 21 May 2010 . One day earlier , a behind-the-scenes video was uploaded to her official website . Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork wrote of the video , " When you 're a star , sometimes all you need to do is put on a casually stylish outfit , gaze into a lens , move your limbs around in a rhythmic manner , and -- just like that -- a high-quality music video is born . Robyn is a star . And that 's exactly what happens in this video . " Leslie Simon of MTV Buzzworthy named it a " Video You Need To Know " and wrote , " Amid a sea of strobe lights and PDA-stricken couples , Robyn seems cautiously fed up with dancing solo . Sad . We 'll dance with you , lady ! " Robyn performed the song on BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge on 16 June 2010 . She also performed the song on Capital 95.8 FM during a live session on 23 June 2010 . The first live performance on US television was on the '' Late Show with David Letterman '' on 19 July 2010 . Robyn performed the song on the All Hearts joint tour with American singer Kelis . On 30 July 2010 , she took a break from the tour to appear on iHeartRadio in New York City , where she performed " Dancing on My Own " and a cover of Alicia Keys ' " Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart " . On 12 September 2010 , Robyn performed a remixed version of the song with in-house DJ deadmau5 at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards . The two did not rehearse the performance until the morning of the show , and Robyn said , " I met him for , like , five minutes , and then we were playing . " A few days later , Robyn spoke to MTV News about the performance , saying , " usually , awards shows can be so strange , but the VMAs felt really real . There were so many stars there and so many expectations , so I wanted to make sure I went up onstage and did something that felt real , and I got all this love from all the people at MTV . I felt really wanted . It was really amazing . " The song was featured on the 1 November 2010 episode of the teen drama '' Gossip Girl '' , titled " War at the Roses " , where Robyn also performed an acoustic rendition of " Hang with Me " . On 11 November 2010 , she performed the song on '' Late Night with Jimmy Fallon '' . On 24 November 2010 , she performed it on '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno '' . On 11 December 2010 , she performed it alongside " Indestructible " and " Jag vet en dejlig rosa " at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo , Norway . She also performed the song on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' on 13 April 2011 , followed by a performance on the outdoor stage on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' the next day . She also performed the song during the Body Talk Tour . On December 10 , 2011 , Robyn performed the song on '' Saturday Night Live ''
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Dancing On My Own