Cake By The Ocean

**Cake By The Ocean** by *DNCE* is featured in The Second Night, the fifty-fifth chapter of Race to the Finish. It is sung by Crystal Army, with solos from John and Sam.

At a beach party during their trip to South Beach, Crystal Army go up and perform this song from their second album. Their friends watch as they perform, while Kitty goes talk sense into Ryder, who has just seemingly rejected Julie. Leila is paying too much attention to John so Shana tries to distract her. John flirtatiously sings to Amity and Marley. At the end of the song, Kitty finds Ryder.

## Cake By The Ocean

### Writer(s)

John Brown | Sam Evans | Brandon Tan | Mattias Larsson

## Singles Chronology

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Where Did The Party Go

**Cake By The Ocean** is a song recorded by American band Crystal Army for their second album, Where Did The Party Go (2017). It was released for sale on March 24, 2017 and to radio on April 4, 2017. The song served as the album's second single following the highly successful "Drag Me Down."

The song reached the top 10 of multiple national record charts including Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It peaked at number 6 on *Billboard's Hot 100* and was ranked by Billboard at number 4 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2017" list.

"Cake By The Ocean" was co-written by John Brown, Sam Evans, Brandon Tan, and Mattias Larsson. The song was said to be written shortly after the departure of drummer Ryder Lynn, who was not featured on the song. It was the last song Brandon wrote with the band before his own departure. Lyrically, the song is about sex, but is also often interpreted to be referring to the cocktail *Sex on the Beach.*

A music video for "Cake by the Ocean" was released along with the song. *MTV* wrote: "*Crystal Army*—then John, Sam, Tyler Nichols and Joshua Perkins—performing their song in front of a giant piece of cake on the beach. Soon, a bunch of women wearing bikinis join 'Team CA' lather up and get their cake fighting faces as they meet their competition: The Fat Jew."

The band promoted the song on *The Ellend DeGeneres Show*, *The Graham Norton Show*, and *Radio Disney Music Awards*, as well as on the 2017 *Billboard Music Awards.*

"Cake By The Ocean" won several awards, including Song of the Year at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards, and Choice Music: Party Song and Choice Summer Song at the Teen Choice Awards.

The song is featured in the video game *Just Dance 2018.*

## Lyrics

**John:**

Oh no

See you walking 'round like it's a funeral

Not so serious, girl; why those feet cold?

We just getting started; don't you tip toe, tip toe

Ah!

Waste time with a masterpiece

Don't waste time with a masterpiece

**All:**

Huh!

**John:**

You should be rolling with me

You should be rolling with me

**All:**

Aaahh

**John:**

You're a real life fantasy

You're a real life fantasy

**All:**

Huh!

**John:**

But you're moving so carefully; let's start living dangerously

**Sam with All:**

Talk to me, baby

I'm going blind from this sweet, sweet craving, whoa

Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy

**All:**

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

**Sam with All:**

Walk for me, baby

I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, whoa

Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy

**All:**

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping w

We'll eat cake by the ocean

Huh!

**John:**

God damn

See you licking frosting from your own hands

Want another taste

I'm begging, "Yes, ma'am."

I'm tired of all this candy

On the dry land, dry land, ah!

Waste time with a masterpiece

Don't waste time with a masterpiece

**All:**

Huh!

**John:**

You should be rolling with me

You should be rolling with me

**All:**

Aaahh

**John:**

You're a real life fantasy

You're a real life fantasy

**All:**

Huh!

**John:**

But you're moving so carefully; let's start living dangerously

**Sam with All:**

Talk to me, baby

I'm going blind from this sweet, sweet craving, whoa

Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy

**All:**

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

**Sam with All:**

Walk for me, baby

I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, whoa

Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy

**All:**

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

Huh!

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

Oh ah

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

Huh!

**John:**

You're fucking delicious

Ha-ha

Talk to me, girl

**Sam with All:**

Talk to me, baby

I'm going blind from this sweet, sweet craving, whoa

Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy

**All:**

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

**Sam with All:**

Walk for me, baby (**John:** Walk for me now)

I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi, whoa

Let's lose our minds and go fucking crazy

**All:**

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean

Huh!

**All:**

Red velvet, vanilla, chocolate in my life

Funfetti, I'm ready; I need it every night

Red velvet, vanilla, chocolate in my life

Ah ya ya ya ya I keep on hoping

We'll eat cake by the ocean, huh!