The song was one of the first the band performed from '' Neighborhoods '' , alongside " After Midnight " , " Heart 's All Gone " and " Up All Night " , and was debuted on the first night of the band 's 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour , at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel , New Jersey . '' Spin '' described the performance as " sound ing so big you 'd think there were twice as many musicians onstage . " The song received largely favorable reviews from contemporary music critics . BBC Music called the song " texturally delightful , " and Chad Grischow of IGN was positive in his assumptions of the song , writing , " The energetic , smattered beat and shimmering riffs of rapidly flailing ' Ghost on the Dance Floor ' does a brilliant job expressing the conflicted feelings involved with having a deceased friend 's memory come rushing back with a song . " Thomas Nassiff of AbsolutePunk mentioned the song in a glowing review of '' Neighborhoods '' , noting that it sets the mood " fittingly " for what is an " absolute gem of an album . " Kyle Ryan of '' The A.V. Club '' also made note of its use as an opening song , comparing it to the band 's previous album : " Fans who did n't enjoy that album 's stylistic detours may be alarmed by the Cure-esque keyboard that opens the album . " Both '' NME '' and '' Entertainment Weekly '' cited the song as a highlight from '' Neighborhoods ''
10th Annual Honda Civic Tour
10th Annual Honda Civic Tour
Ghost on the Dance Floor