Top 40 High School Dance Songs From The Early 2000s

Amount of grinding it caused: A lot. This song is filthy.

Part everyone sang: “I rock the boat. I work the middle. I speed it up. Straight eat it up.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Unbelievably.

Amount of grinding it caused: Not much.

Part everyone sang: Obviously it’s “This beat is automatic, supersonic, hypnotic, funky fresh.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: The *cool* chaperones aka the teachers under 30 probably liked this one. It’s a bop.

Amount of grinding it caused: A bit.

Part everyone sang: “Someone that truly understands, how to treat man, it’s what I need.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: This wasn’t exactly a “grinding banger.” The chaperones were fine.

Amount of grinding it caused: None, unless it was like some experimental grinding shit.

Part everyone sang: “Hey baby” x100 because that’s the only part people could understand.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: The *cool* teachers probably loved it. No Doubt, baby!

Amount of grinding that occurred: Absolutely none.

Part everyone sang: No one really knows the words to this song.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Not at all. They did the dance because it made them feel cool and *in the know.*

Amount of grinding that occurred: Moderate grinding.

Part everyone sang: The “let down your hurr” line.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They were probably just confused by the way Chingy pronounced words.

Amount of grinding that occurred: Some.

Part everyone sang: “La la la la la” is an underrated line.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They probably thought the song was about ice cream or something.

Amount of grinding it caused: A whole lot.

Part everyone sang: “Oochie wally wally oochie bang bang.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Fairly uncomfortable. They probably turned away when this song came on.

Amount of grinding that occurred: A little.

Part everyone sang: When Eve says “cut shit, camera off, real shit blasting.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They were probably fine. I feel like middle-aged people in the early 2000s loved Gwen Stefani.

Amount of grinding that occurred: A fair amount.

Part everyone sang: Nelly’s part.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: With a fair amount of grinding, I’d say chaperones were fairly uncomfortable.

Amount of grinding it caused: A little bit.

Part everyone sang: “Bounce baby, bounce, bo-bounce bounce, bo-bounce.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They were probably fine with it because Destiny’s Child isn’t exactly grinding music besides, like, “Soldier.”

Amount of grinding it caused: A medium amount.

Part everyone sang: The “mix your milk with my coco puff milky milky coco” part.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They prob were more so embarrassed by the lyrics.

Amount of grinding it caused: A solid amount.

Part everyone sang: “I’m starvin’ like Marvin, girrrrrl.”

How uncomfortable chaperones felt: They could tolerate it.

Amount of grinding it caused: Minimal.

Part everyone sang: The Polaroid picture part obviously.

How uncomfortable chaperones felt: They loved “shaking it like a Polaroid picture.”

Amount of grinding it caused: A lot a lot.

Part everyone sang: Remy Ma’s part is the best part of the song particularly when she raps about walking around metal detectors.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: A nice 6/10. Mr. J wasn’t exactly a fan.

Amount of grinding it caused: Slim to none. This was usually played as an ice breaker in the beginning.

Part everyone sang: “I’m addicted to you / Don’t ya know that you’re toxic!” Duh.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: It shouldn’t have. This song is an iconic jam for all ages.

Amount of grinding it caused: In the lower range.

Part everyone sang: “Ladies is pimps too” is a personal fave.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They probably did some weird dusting their shoulder off dance when this came on.

Amount of grinding it caused: Zero. Grinding during “Hero” is like sac-relig.

Part everyone sang: *Whispers* “Let me be your hero.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They probably liked this one. It’s very ~adult contemporary~.

Amount of grinding it caused: A fuck ton.

Part everyone sang: “Bam bam bam bam bam.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Next level. Your social studies teacher couldn’t handle it.

Amount of grinding it caused: Just more awkward slow dancing here.

Part everyone sang: “CAUSE I WANT IT ALL! OR NOTHING AT ALL!”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: As uncomfortable as anyone would be watching 14-year-olds slow dance for the first time.

Amount of grinding that occurred: I’d say 60% of dance attendees were grinding to this one.

Part everyone sang: “2, here come the 3 to the 4 to the 5.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: 7/10. It must be weird to see teens singing about getting tipsy in the club while they’re in a school gym.

Amount of grinding it caused: The beat in “Dance With Me” promotes dry humping, so a decent amount.

Part everyone sang: The end when they just shout “peaches and creaaaam.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones: 3/10. They were probably just trying to figure out what “peaches and cream” meant.

Amount of grinding it caused: This song really got people going.

Part everyone sang: “Tear the roof off this motherfucker.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They were probably kind of OK with this one, especially if they didn’t listen to the lyrics. That was the theme of the early 2000s: If you didn’t listen to the lyrics, then you were fine.

Amount of grinding that occurred: More than you’d expect. This song hit pretty hard.

Part everyone sang: “Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh no no.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: 8/10. They loved the song though!

Amount of grinding that occurred: A school dance highlight and grinding peak!

Part everyone sang: “Let’s get it on to the early morn. / Girl, it’s all good just turn me on.” Otherwise it’s nearly impossible to understand what he’s actually saying.

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: 7/10.

Amount of grinding that occurred: This song was made for grinding.

Part everyone sang: “Checkin’ your reflection and tellin’ your best friend, like GIRL I THINK MY BUTT GETTIN’ BIG.”

How uncomfortable it made teachers feel: Fairly. 5/10. School dances were incredibly hot/smelly, so this song didn’t help.

Amount of grinding it caused: A lot. The song is a duet. Duets were made for grinding.

Part everyone sang Ashanti’s verse when she says, “Come on and put it all on me. On meeeee.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Probably pretty uncomfortable. Teens got into this one.

Amount of grinding that occurred: A shit load. This was a peak dance song. By this time, everyone was sloppy and sweaty and probably smelly.

Part everyone sang: Luda’s entire part, but especially: “Bend over to the front and touch ya toes.”

How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Very. Smelly, grinding teens are gross.