Just Dance

Infobox Single
Name = Just Dance

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Artist = Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis
from Album = The Fame
Released = flagicon|US April 8, 2008
flagicon|ITA May 29, 2008
flagicon|Australia July 19, 2008
flagicon|EU August 15, 2008,
flagicon|US September 16, 2008 (mainstream radio)
flagicon|UK December 29 , 2008
Format = CD single, digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Dance-pop, electro-pop
Length = 4:02
Label = Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope Records
Producer = RedOne, Akon
Certification = Platinum (ARIA)
Gold (RIANZ)
Chronology = Lady GaGa singles
Last single =
This single = "Just Dance"
(2008)
Next single = "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
(2008)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Colby O'Donis singles
Type = singles
Last single = "What You Got"
(2008)
This single = "Just Dance"
(2008)
Next single = "Don't Turn Back"
(2008)

"Just Dance" is a dance-pop song and lead single from Lady GaGa's first album, "The Fame". The song is written by Lady GaGa and features Colby O'Donis, who is signed to the same label as Lady GaGa, and Akon, who provides backing vocals through Colby's verse and shortly afterwards. The track is produced by RedOne (most known for working with Akon, Shakira, MJ, and Kat DeLuna).

Lady GaGa performed "Just Dance" at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant; after performing, "Just Dance" climbed the digital single sales charts, such as the iTunes Store, where it reached #99 then #48. After her performance on the So You Think You Can Dance results show, the single reached a new peak of #25 on the American iTunes Store and #1 on the Canadian iTunes Store. On September 14, 2008 "Just Dance" ascended into #1 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart.

Lyrics

In an interview with HX Magazine, Lady Gaga explained what "Just Dance" was about:

"If you've ever been so high that it's, like, scary,the only way you can deal with it is not deal with it,so you just kind of dance through the intoxication. I wrote the song the day after I had just flew in from New York to L.A., so I was taken very quickly out of my party lifestyle. I wrote it instantly—like it flew out of my body. I'd been working on this album for two-and-a-half years, and I was at a crossroads with my songwriting. I was trying to be so cool withmy own music, but I would get better responses when I would write forother artists because I was not trying to be cool. So when I did "Just Dance", that was my way of being like, "just fuckin' write a good song. Stop worrying about what's going to fly in the underground. Worry about writing a great record." Actually, that record ended up being more powerful than any of the songs that I racked my brain writing, and after that, it was an influx of record after record. It was almost like a switch went off in my brain, and I figured out how to write a good pop song."

Chart performance

The single was a hit in clubs in U.S. peaking both number 2 in Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay. In Canada, the song was a much bigger hit. It debuted at number 97 [ [http://acharts.us/canadian_hot_100/2008/23 Canadian Hot 100 week 23/2008] ] ] in Canadian Hot 100 [ [http://acharts.us/canadian_hot_100/2008/30 Canadian Hot 100 week 30/22008] ] giving Lady GaGa her first top 5 there. It has recently debuted at #76 on the Hot 100 Singles in the United States. It is the only song to top the Canadian Hot 100 that wasn't top 10 on Hot 100.

The single also charted in Australia and New Zealand debuting at number 19 and 34 in the same week, before reaching the number 1 position on the Australian ARIA Singles chart, and has been certified Platinum with 70,000 copies sold. [ [http://acharts.us/song/35829 Lady Gaga-Just Dance] ] In addition, the song also charted in Sweden, climbing at number 6 [ [http://acharts.us/sweden_singles_top_60/2008/28 Sweden Singles Top 60 week 28/2008] ] two weeks after it debuted at number 14. [ [http://acharts.us/sweden_singles_top_60/2008/26 Sweden Singles Top 60 week 26/2008] ]

Music video

The video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, starts Lady GaGa arrives with her dancers, Dina and Pepper, at a house party, one of whom puts a stereo on, starting the music. The crowd at the party appear to be sleeping in different areas, and are awoken by the music. They all start to dance, and scenes of the party are intercut with scenes of scantily dressed Lady GaGa.

Cameo appearances are made by Akon and Chantelle Paige. The song appears near the end of the dance movie "Make It Happen".

Track listings

US Maxi CD Single
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Main Mix)
# "Just Dance" (Richard Vission Remix)
# "Just Dance" (Trevor Simpson Remix)

US Promo Club CD
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (Instrumental)
# "Just Dance" (A Capella)

US Promo Remix CD
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (Instrumental)
# "Just Dance" (A Capella)
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Main Mix)
# "Just Dance" (Richard Vission Remix)
# "Just Dance" (Trevor Simpson Remix)
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Radio Edit)
# "Just Dance" (Trevor Simpson Edit)
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Dub)

AUS CD Single
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (Trevor Simpson Remix)

DE Maxi CD Single
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Main Mix)
# "Just Dance" (Instrumental)
# "Just Dance" (Video)

DE Trend CD Single
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (Trevor Simpson Remix)

FR Maxi CD Single
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (Glam As You Radio Mix)
# "Just Dance" (Glam As You Club Mix)

Charts

References