‘Just Dance‘ is the first single from electro-pop singer Lady GaGa.It was released as the lead-single of her album ‘The Fame‘. The song features pop/R’n'B singer Colby O’Donis and some additional vocals by hip-hop singer-songwriter and producer Akon.Digital Spy describes the song as ‘(…)about being totally wasted at a party. It’s about all the things that happen when you’re out and you totally lose your head(…)’. The song was officially released on April 8 2008 in U.S. radio stations, but only gained airplay by October.It has since it’s released achived 4x Platinum by selling more than 4,5 million digital and physical copies in the U.S.A.It enjoyed major worldwide success and has peaked at #1 in The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Songs.The song is the third most downloaded song in a single week by selling more than 419,000 digital copies. “Just Dance” was nominated for “Best Dance Recording” at 2009 Grammys but lost to Daft Punk. Critical Reception
The song received general positive reviews. The Guardian called it “beguilingly compulsive tale of pulling a drug-induced whitey, with a combination of clipped marching beats, sawing electronics and mild R&B flavour that bears a vague resemblance to Nelly Furtado’s “Maneater”. The Washington Post said the song is “filled with mindlessly frothy synth-pop that matches low-grade dance grooves with GaGa’s icy, almost disembodied vocals about dancing bliss.” BBC praised the catchiness of it: “the catchiness of her songs is sure to cement her place in the list of pop idols.” Chart Performance
The song first appeared at The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on August 16 2008 at #76, by Christmas of 2008, it peaked at #2 and one week later at #1, the single took 22 weeks to hit the top spot, The second longest run to #1 only after Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open” that took 27 weeks to hit #1 in November 2000. The song has managed to sell over 4,5 million downloads in the U.S. alone becoming the fifth song to reach a mark over 4 million in paid downloads in the digital era of Soundscan. In the UK, the song debuted at #3 on January 2 2009 and rose to #1 on January 11 2009. On ARIA Charts in Australia, the song debuted at #32 on July 21 2008 and peaked at #1 on September 15 2008. The single also topped the charts in Canada, The Netherlands and Ireland. On The Billboard European Hot 100 it peaked at #3. Music Video
The music video for ‘Just Dance‘ was directed by Melina Matsoukas and starts with GaGa and two dancers arriving at a party that looks like to be in it’s final moments and then one of the party people turns the Boombox and the party re-starts. They all start to dance, and scenes of the party are inter cut with scenes of scantily dressed Lady Gaga dancing in a poncho, with a disco ball or in a small rubber pool playing with an inflated killer whale. The video is in a burlesque scene, GaGa wanted the viewers to have a sense of party lifestyle.  |
Just Dance (feat. Colby O’Donis)
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