Just Dance (song)

Just dance
Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis
publication	April 8, 2008
length	4:02 min.
Genre (s)	Dance pop , electro pop
Author (s)	Stefani Germanotta, RedOne , Akon
album	The Fame

Just Dance (German: " Just dance ") is a dance-pop song by the American pop singer Lady Gaga . The song was written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne . Akon and Colby O'Donis supported Lady Gaga as guests. The song was released as the first single from Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame . Lady Gaga wrote the song in ten minutes. Just Dance has R&B influences. The text is about a visit to the night club .

The song became a commercial hit, reaching the top of the charts in the US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK, as well as the top ten in many other countries. Just Dance had already been on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 5 months before the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2009. The song was downloaded 419,000 times in a week a week before it hit # 1 , making it the third most downloaded song in a week. As a result, Just Dance topped the charts and became the second best-selling download single of all time. In addition, Just Dance was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for Best Dance Recording .

The music video shows Lady Gaga going to a party and celebrating there.

Origin and inspiration

Lady Gaga sings Just Dance on the Monster Ball Tour

In an interview, Lady Gaga said, "I was bored, so I wrote the song in 10 minutes with RedOne , and for the first time I was allowed to go to a recording studio in Hollywood." Gaga wrote to Just Dance in January 2007, she said that " it was a long job and many people couldn't believe it at first ”.

In another interview, Lady Gaga stated that " Just Dance is a great song that gets people in a good mood". Gaga later stated that she wanted to write a beautiful song with Just Dance . When asked why her song is so successful, Gaga said:

“Everyone wants a song that speaks to them. It's a song that feels good when you hear it, it makes you happy. "

Music and lyrics

Just Dance is a dance pop song. The song combines beat with dance pop and contains R&B influences. The content of the lyrics represents a person going to a nightclub , disco, or dance party.

reception

Reviews

The song received many positive reviews. Allmusic's Matthew Chisling describes the song as galactic and compared it to Money Honey , a track from The Fame . The Guardian's Alex Petridis compared Just Dance to Nelly Furtado's song Maneater .

Charts and chart placements

Just Dance was a club hit in the United States and entered the Hot Dance Airplay Charts and Hot Dance Club Play Charts at number two in the summer of 2008 .

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 76 on August 16, 2008. It reached number 2 on the charts after being downloaded 419,000 times in a week. In the same week, the song reached number 1 in the Pop 100.

The next week the song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after a long time; It had taken him 22 weeks to reach the top of the charts.

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 10 (54 weeks) 54  Austria (Ö3) 8th (51 weeks) 51  Switzerland (IFPI) 8th (56 weeks) 56  United Kingdom (OCC) 1 (59 weeks) 59  United States (Billboard) 1 (49 weeks) 49

Annual charts Charts (2009) placement Annual charts (2009)  Germany (GfK) 34  Austria (Ö3) 38  Switzerland (IFPI) 20th  United Kingdom (OCC) 3  United States (Billboard) 3

Awards for sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	480,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	9 × platinum	9,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	959,000
All in all	3 × gold 29 × platinum	11,099,000

Main article: Lady Gaga / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ billboard.com
2. ↑ mtv.com
3. ↑ news.com.au Lady GaGa's Poker Face about bisexuality, Just Dance written in 10 minutes
4. ↑ mtv.co.uk
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9. ↑ Just Dance at Allmusic (English)
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18. ↑ Justin Myers: Lady Gaga's biggest songs and albums revealed. In: Official Charts Company. February 1, 2017, accessed February 2, 2017 .