Shut Up + Dance

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Shut Up and Dance (stylized as "SHUT UP + DANCE") is a song by the American rock band Walk the Moon for their second studio album "Talking Is Hard" (2014). It was written by band members and songwriters Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon. The song is based on the experience of the singer Nicholas Petricca from a nightclub in Los Angeles. His girlfriend invited him to dance and inspired him to write the title. Petricca thought of the song as a hymn to let go of frustration and have fun. The song was released on September 10, 2014.

The song became the band's most successful hit single to date and reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, the song even reached the top of the charts in Poland, the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Ireland and Great Britain, the top 20 in New Zealand and Sweden, and the top 30 in the Netherlands.

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 10 (44 weeks) 44
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 7th (37 weeks) 37
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 20th (27 weeks) 27
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 4th (72 weeks) 72
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 4th (53 weeks) 53

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum 420,000
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold 15,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 60,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 400,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 50,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 320,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) Mexico (AMPROFON) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 10,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 15,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 160,000
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 1,200,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg3 × gold,
Platinum record icon.svg26 × platinum
 5,755,000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Walk the Moon - Shut Up + Dance chart placement in Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on July 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Walk the Moon - Shut Up + Dance Chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed July 1, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Walk the Moon - Shut Up + Dance Chart Placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed July 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Walk the Moon - Shut Up + Dance Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed July 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Walk the Moon - Shut Up + Dance Chart Placement United States. Billboard , accessed July 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Award in Australia
  7. ^ Award in Belgium
  8. ^ Award in Denmark
  9. ↑ Award in Germany
  10. ↑ Award in Italy
  11. ↑ Award in Canada
  12. ^ Award in Mexico
  13. ↑ Award in New Zealand
  14. ^ Award in Norway
  15. ↑ Award in Austria
  16. ↑ Award in Sweden
  17. ↑ Award in Spain
  18. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  19. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom