Just Dance (Lied)

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{{Infobox Single 
| Name = Just Dance
| Cover = LadyGagaJustDance.jpg
| Artist = [[Lady Gaga]] featuring [[Colby O'Donis]]
| Album = [[The Fame (album)|The Fame]]
| Released = {{Start date|2008|4|8}} (see [[#Release history|Release history]])
| Format = [[CD single|CD]], [[digital download]], [[12-inch single|12" vinyl]]
| Recorded = 2008
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[electropop]]
| Length = 4:01
| Label = Streamline, [[Kon Live]], [[Interscope]], [[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]]
| Writer = [[Lady Gaga]], [[RedOne]], [[Akon|Aliaune "Akon" Thiam]]
| Producer = [[RedOne]]
| Audio sample? =
| Certification = 3x Platinum ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]) Platinum ([[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])
| Chronology = [[Lady Gaga]] singles
| This single = "'''Just Dance'''" (2008)
| Next single = "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" (2008)
| Misc =
{{Extra chronology 2
| Artist = [[Colby O'Donis]] singles
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[What You Got (Colby O'Donis song)|What You Got]]" (2008)
| This single = "'''Just Dance'''" (2008)
| Next single = "[[Don't Turn Back]]" (2008)
}}
}}

"'''Just Dance'''" is a [[dance-pop]] song recorded by American [[Pop music|pop]] singer [[Lady Gaga]]. The song is written by Gaga and features labelmate [[Colby O'Donis]], additional vocals by [[Akon]] and was produced by [[RedOne]]. It was released as the [[lead single]] from Gaga's [[debut album]], ''[[The Fame (album)|The Fame]]'' in 2008. The song was written by Gaga in ten minutes as "a happy record". An uptempo dance song, "Just Dance" also has influences of R&B and lyrically speaks about being [[intoxication|intoxicated]] at a house party.<ref name="songfacts"/>

The song has been critically appreciated with reviewers complimenting its club anthem-like nature and the synth pop associated with it. The song has also achieved commercial success by topping charts in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries. In the United States, "Just Dance" was a [[sleeper hit]], spending almost five months on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] before finally reaching the summit of the chart in January of 2009.<ref name="aces">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7978791.stm|title=Lady GaGa draws aces on US charts|date=April 2, 2009|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> It scored the third-biggest single-week sum of all time selling 419,000 downloads in just one week.<ref name="download"/>

The music video of the song portrayed Lady Gaga appearing in a party where she plays the song, prompting party-goers to start dancing in enjoyment. Gaga compared her experience of shooting the video with being on a [[Martin Scorsese]] set. "Just Dance" was performed by Gaga in a number of live appearances including her first headlining [[The Fame Ball tour|Fame Ball tour]] where she performed it in a dress shaped like a [[tutu]] and carrying her trademark disco-stick and video sunglasses. In 2009, the song received a [[51st Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nomination in the [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] category but lost to [[electronic]] duo [[Daft Punk]] for their song "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger#Structure|Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600678/20081204/coldplay.jhtml|title=Lil Wayne, Coldplay Lead Grammy Nominations|date=December 4, 2008|accessdate=2009-04-27|last=Harris|first=Chris|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks Entertainment Group]]}}</ref>

==Writing and inspiration==
[[File:Justdancesheet.JPG|250px|right|thumb|"Just Dance" sheet music showing the chord progression and beat rate. {{ffdc|Justdancesheet.JPG|9 May 29}}]]
"Just Dance" is written by Gaga and [[Akon]] with co-writing by [[RedOne]] who also produced the track. In an interview with ''[[The Miami Herald]]'' Gaga explained her inspiration for writing the song. She said,
<blockquote>
"I was very hungover. I wrote the song in about 10 minutes with [producer] RedOne. And it was my first time being in a Hollywood studio. Very pristine, big huge room with giant speakers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/people/story/986150.html|title=There's more to Lady GaGa than irresistible beats|last=Town|first=Coming|date=April 6, 2009|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|publisher=Miami Herald Publishing Company|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>
</blockquote>
Gaga wrote "Just Dance" during January 2007 and according to her it was "hard work and a lot of people didn't believe in it at first".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/lady-gaga/news/91020-lady-gaga-interview|title=Lady GaGa Interview|last=Madsen|first=Ben|date=January 15, 2009|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks Entertainment Group]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> In an interview with [[Contactmusic.com]] Gaga explained that "Just Dance" is a happy record and is supposed to be appreciated by people going through rough times like losing jobs and homes etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/gaga%20i%20wrote%20hit%20in%2010%20minutes_1100865|title='I wrote hit in 10 minutes'|first=Contactmusic |last=Press|date=April 17, 2009|work=[[Contactmusic.com]]|publisher=Contact Music Ltd.|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Gaga further explained with [[Artistdirect.com]] that she wanted to write a beautiful record with "Just Dance". Being asked the reason for which "Just Dance" has become popular, Gaga said that she thought, <blockquote>"[E]veryone is looking for a song that really speaks to the joy in our souls and in our hearts and having a good time. It's just one of those records. It feels really good, and when you listen to it, it makes you feel good inside. It's as simple as that. I don't think it's rocket science when it comes to the heart. I think it's a heart theme song."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4931544,00.html|title=Interview: Lady Gaga|date=January 30, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-27|work=[[Artistdirect.com]]|publisher=[[ARTISTdirect, Inc.]]}}</ref></blockquote>

==Music and lyrics==
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"Just Dance" is an uptempo dance song. Predominantly electropop,<ref name="about2"/> it combines synths of clipped marching beats, sawing [[electronic music|electronics]] and contains mild [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] infused beats.<ref name="guardian"/> The song is set in [[simple time]] with a moderate beat rate of 124 [[beats per minute]]. It is written in the key of [[C-sharp minor|C{{music|sharp}} minor]]. Gaga's vocal spans the two octaves of G#3 to C#5.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0070084|title=Digital Sheet Music - Lady Gaga Just Dance|work=Music Notes.com|publisher=[[Alfred Publishing Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The song begins with a fast tempo following by the synth arrangement and Gaga uttering the lyrics "A red one". The song goes into the same tempo during the chorus with Gaga's vocals spanning from B3 to C{{music|sharp}}.<ref name="sheet"/> Colby O'Donis sings the interlude in the same range as Gaga.<ref name="sheet"/> An R&B influenced interlude is sung by Gaga,<ref name="guardian"/> after which the chorus is repeated with Colby providing backup vocals and the marching beats. The song ends with an echoing of the word "dance".<ref name="sheet"/>

Lyrically, "Just Dance" throws a partial tongue-in-cheek perspective with lyrics like "What's going on on the floor? / I love this record, baby but I can't see straight anymore".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/music/lady_gaga|title=Lady Gaga:The Fame|last=Koski|first=Genevieve|date=November 10, 2008|work=[[A. V. Club]]|publisher=www.avclub.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The lyrics deal with about being completely [[Intoxication|intoxicated]] at a party.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12724|title=Just Dance by Lady Gaga Songfacts|publisher=Songfacts|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> The opening lyric "A RedOne" has often been misinterpreted as "[[red wine]]" but in actual is a reference to producer [[RedOne]].<ref name="tribunemagazine">
{{cite news|url=http://www.tribune.ie/magazine/article/2009/may/17/gaga-by-name/ |title=Gaga by name... |last=Mullally |first=Una |date=17 May 2009 |work=[[Tribune (magazine)|Tribune]] |publisher=www.tribune.ie|accessdate=2009-05-24 }}
</ref>

==Critical reception==
The song has received generally positive reviews. Matthew Chisling of [[Allmusic]] called the song as galactic and compared it to "Money Honey", another track from [[The Fame (album)|her album]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfpxzlkldje|title=allmusic ((( The Fame > Overview )))|last=Chisling|first=Matthew|date=Spetember 9, 2008|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Macrovision Corporation]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Alex Petridis of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called it a "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 (song)|Maneater]]".<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/09/lady-gaga-the-fame|title=Lady Gaga: The Fame|last=Petridis|first=Alex|date=January 9, 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian News and Media Limited]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Ben Norman of [[About.com]] said that the song "opens the album like a valkyrie leading the charge [...] riding triumphant ahead of her army. If you don't know this song, use your browser. I won't waste time explaining what it sounds like." However he also noted that the song is not groundbreaking and compared it to the works of [[Rihanna]], [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Pussycat Dolls]].<ref name="about1">{{cite web|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/LadyGagaTheFame.htm|title=Lady Gaga - 'The Fame'|last=Norman|first=Ben|date=October 2, 2008|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Bill Lamb from About.com called the song tame but catchy enough for Gaga to be noticed by mainstream. He also added that "'Just Dance' has strong energy and features Lady GaGa's striking voice, but it ultimately adds up to rather bland dance-pop." [[Colby O' Donis]]' smooth vocals were also complimented.<ref name="about2">{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/justdance.htm|title=Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis - "Just Dance"|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=October 3, 2008|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Evan Sawdey of [[PopMatters.com]] said that "Just Dance" is an intensely catchy single and is an excellent indicator of what the album was all about.<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/68939-lady-gaga-the-fame/|title=Lady GaGa: The Fame|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|date=January 12, 2009|work=[[PopMatters.com]]|publisher=PopMatters Media Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Ben Hogwood of ''MusicOMH.com'' praised the song saying, "You won't get many more catchy party odes than the chart topping Just Dance this year, a polished gem set to lodge in your head for the next few weeks."<ref name="omh">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/lady-gaga_0109.htm|title=Lady Gaga - The Fame|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=January 12, 2009|work=MusicOMH|publisher=OMH|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Freedom lu Lac of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described the song to be "filled with mindlessly frothy synth-pop that matches low-grade dance grooves with GaGa's icy, almost disembodied vocals about dancing bliss".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102702579.html|title='Fame' Isn't Worth Getting GaGa Over|last=du Lac|first=J. Freedom|date=October 28, 2008|work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Lynn Saxberg from ''[[The Ottawa Citizen]]'' while reviewing Gaga's [[The Fame Ball Tour]], called the song a perfect sing-along club anthem.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Concert+Review+Lady+Gaga+Fame+Ball/1439756/story.html|title=Concert Review: Lady Gaga's Fame Ball|last=Saxberg|first=Lynn|date=March 28, 2009|work=[[The Ottawa Citizen]]|publisher=[[Canwest Publishing Inc]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Sal Cinquemani from [[Slant Magazine]] that the song resembles the "desperate train wreck you're likely to encounter getting wasted at any dive on the L.E.S. at four in the morning" as is emphasized by the lyrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?id=1558|title=Lady GaGa The Fame|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=October 25, 2008|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|publisher=Ed Gonzalez Publications|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> Talia Kranes from [[BBC]] called the song irresistible and said that "the catchiness of her songs is sure to cement her place in the list of pop idols". However she mistakenly wrote the name of the song as "Let's Dance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/f6bd|title=Lady GaGa The Fame Review|last=Kraines|first=Talia|date=January 9, 2009|work=[[BBC]]|publisher=[[BBC.co.uk]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>

==Chart performance==

"Just Dance" was a club-hit in United States peaking at number two on both the [[Hot Dance Airplay]] and [[Hot Dance Club Play]] charts during the summer of 2008.<ref name="clubplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3097227&cdi=9815761&cid=07%2F05%2F2008|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance - Hot Dance Club Play|date=July 5, 2008|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref><ref name="airplay">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=348&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Airplay&ci=3106105&cdi=10130706&cid=02%2F14%2F2009|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance - Hot Dance Airplay|date=February 14, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The song entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart at seventy-six on August 16, 2008. It rose to number two on the Hot 100, after selling 419,000 in downloads as per the issue dated January 10, 2009.<ref name="download">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/beyonce-starts-2009-atop-the-hot-100-1003926344.story|title=Beyonce Starts 2009 Atop The Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 1, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> In the same issue, the song rose to number one on the [[Pop 100]].<ref name="pop100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3107232&cdi=10168041&cid=04%2F04%2F2009|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance - Pop 100|date=April 4, 2009|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The next week, the song finally rose to number one on the Hot 100. The single took twenty-two weeks to hit the top spot, which is the second-longest climb to number one since [[Creed (band)|Creed]]'s "[[With Arms Wide Open]]" took 27 weeks before finally reaching number one in November 2000.<ref name="hot100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lady-gaga-dances-to-the-top-of-hot-100-1003928479.story|title=Lady GaGa Dances To The Top Of Hot 100|first=Jonathan |last=Cohen|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|date=January 8, 2009|accessdate=2009-01-09|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.}}</ref> The song also appeared on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart where it peaked at seventy-two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3106746&cdi=10152208&cid=03%2F14%2F2009|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|author=|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=March 19, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-16}}</ref> On March 12, 2009, the single was certified three times [[Music recording sales certifications|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for net sales of three million.<ref name=riaa>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Just%20Dance&artist=Lady%20Gaga&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance RIAA certification|date=March 11, 2009|accessdate=2009-03-12|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.}}</ref> The song has sold over 4,000,000 downloads in the United States to date, becoming the fifth song to reach the four million mark in paid downloads<ref name="ussales">{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/33699/week-ending-may-24-2009-the-krisadam-duel-moves-to-the-charts/|title=Week Ending May 24, 2009: The Kris/Adam Duel Moves To The Charts|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=May 27, 2009|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|publisher=[[Yahoo! Incorporated]]|accessdate=2009-05-27}}</ref>

The track debuted at number thirty-four on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] on July 21, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2008/30|title=Australian ARIA Singles Chart|date=July 21, 2008|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> and moved up to seventeen the next week becoming the chart's "greatest gainer".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2008/31|title=Australian ARIA Singles Chart|date=July 28, 2008|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> On the issue dated September 15, 2008, the track topped the chart for one week before being knocked off the top spot for [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s "[[So What]]".<ref name="aria">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2008/38|title=Australian ARIA Singles Chart|date=September 15, 2008|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> It has since been certified three times [[Music recording sales certifications|platinum]] by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) with sales of over 210,000 copies.<ref name="ariacerti">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accr.htm|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance ARIA certification|date=March 31, 2009|work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|publisher=[[ARIA Charts]]|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref> In Canada, the song debuted at number ninety-seven on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] for the issue dated June 7, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2008/23|title=Canadian Hot 100|date=June 7, 2008|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> It reached the peak for the issue dated August 23, 2008 and was on the top for five consecutive weeks.<ref name="canada">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2008/34|title=Canadian Hot 100|date=August 23, 2008|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>

In Ireland, the song debuted at number eleven on the issue dated January 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/01|title=Irish Singles Chart|date=January 2, 2009|work=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> On the issue dated January 15, 2009 it peaked the chart.<ref name="irish">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/ireland_singles_top_50/2009/03|title=Irish Singles Chart|date=January 2, 2009|work=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The single debuted on the New Zealand charts at number nineteen in the same week it appeared in the Australian chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40/2008/30|title=New Zealand Top 40|date=July 21, 2008|work=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> It reached a peak of number three on the New Zealand's singles chart.<ref name="rianz">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40/2008/33|title=New Zealand Top 40|date=August 11, 2008|work=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> It has been certified [[Music recording sales certifications|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] (RIANZ).<ref name="rianzcerti"/> The song also peaked the charts in Netherlands on the issue dated February 28, 2009.<ref name="dutch">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/dutch_top_40/2009/09|title=Dutch Top 40|work=[[MegaCharts]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, "Just Dance" debuted at number three on the issue dated January 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2009/02|title=UK Singles Chart|date=January 4, 2009|work=[[The Official Charts Company]]|publisher=acharts.us|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> It rose to number one on January 11, 2009, and remained at the top for three weeks.<ref name="uk">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2009/03|title=UK Singles Chart|date=January 11, 2009|work=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> In January 12, 2009 interview, Gaga explained her feelings on topping the charts in the United Kingdom. She said,
<blockquote>
"It's been a long running dream to have a big hit in the UK - my fans there are so sexy and the people are so innovative and free in how they think about pop culture and music. I was in my apartment in [[Los Angeles]] getting ready to go to dance rehearsal when they called and told me, and I just cried."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.uk.msn.com/entertainment/article.aspx?cp-documentid=12685666|title='New Madonna' tops UK singles chart|last=Net|first=Press|date=January 12, 2009|work=[[MSN]]|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>
</blockquote>

The track has achieved similar success throughout Europe reaching the top ten in countries like Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the top twenty of Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) and France.<ref name="ultratop">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lady+GaGa&titel=Just+Dance&cat=s|title=Just Dance in the world charts|work=[[Ultratop 50]]|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>

==Music video==
[[Image:Lady gaga-justdance-musicvideo.PNG|left|201px|thumb|Gaga wearing a blue colored, lightning-bolt shaped sticker under her eye in the music video of "Just Dance"]]

The video was directed by music video director [[Melina Matsoukas]] who is part of Black Dog Films production team who helped shoot the video <ref>http://www.blackdogfilms.co.uk/d/black-dog/companies/blackdog-us/28</ref>. It is based on the thematic content of the song of being in a party.<ref name="interscope">{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/player/default.aspx?mid=4531&aid=599|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance Music Video|work=[[Interscope Records]]|publisher=www.interscope.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> The video begins with Gaga arriving with her dancers, Dina and Pepper, at a [[house party]] which seems to have ended. One of the dancers puts a Discolite [[Boombox]] on, blaring the music through the house. The crowd at the party appear to be sleeping in different areas, and are awoken by the music.<ref name="interscope"/> They all start to dance, and scenes of the party are inter cut with scenes of a scantily dressed Lady Gaga dancing in a [[poncho]], with a disco ball or in a small rubber pool playing with an inflated killer whale.<ref name="interscope"/> She wears a blue, lightning-bolt shaped sticker beneath her right eye like that on the single cover, which was a tribute to her music idol [[David Bowie]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lady Gaga – Transmission Gaga-vision: Episode 31 | url=http://www.ladygaga.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=20259&cmnt=1#s_comments_anchor | publisher=LadyGaga.com | work=[[Interscope Records]] | date=January 27, 2009 | accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref> [[Colby O'Donis]] also appears in the video being flanked by several girls during the "When I come through on the dance floor" interlude.<ref name="interscope"/> Cameo appearances are made by [[Akon]], [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]] and fellow label hip-hop band [[Flipsyde]]. [[MTV]] called the video as an ode to the "Me Decade".<ref name="mtvmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589013/20080609/id_0.jhtml|title=Lady GaGa Brings Her Artistic Vision Of Pop Music To New Album |last=Harris|first=Chris|coauthors=Kim Stolz|date=June 9, 2008|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks Entertainment Group]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> During an interview with Australian radio in September 2008, Gaga said that "The whole video is performance art about being drunk at a party."<ref name="tribunemagazine"/> In an interview with [[About.com]] when asked regarding the shooting experience of the music video, Gaga explained further about the video and her experience behind shooting it. She said,
<blockquote>
"Oh it was so fun, it was amazing. For me it was like being on a [[Martin Scorsese]] set. I've been so low budget for so long, and to have this incredibly amazing video was really very humbling. It was really fun, but you'll see if you ever come to a video shoot of mine one day – I'm very private about those things, I don't really talk to everybody. I'm not like the party girl running around. I might even seem to be a bit of a diva. I'm sort of with myself, in my work head space worrying about costumes, and if extras look right, and placement. I don't just show up for things, you know. That video was a vision of mine. It was Melina the director who wanted to do something, to have a performance art aspect that was so pop but it was still commercial, but that felt like lifestyle. It was all those things, I love it."<ref name="aboutmusic">{{cite web|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/LadyGagaInt.htm|title=Interview with Lady Gaga|last=Slomowicz|first=DJ Ron|date=June 10, 2008|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>
</blockquote>

==Live performance==
[[File:Fameballjustdance.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Gaga, holding her discostick, takes a bow to the audience after finishing the performance of "Just Dance" while flanked by her dancers and DJ [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]] (extreme left) on [[The Fame Ball Tour]] - March 14, 2009, Mezzanine, San Francisco.]]
Lady Gaga performed the song on many television shows in the [[United States]]. She appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladygaga.com/player/default.aspx?mid=3176|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''|work=[[Interscope Records]]|publisher=www.interscope.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.keegy.com/tag/tonight-show-with-jay-leno/|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance ''The Tonight Show With Jay Leno''|work=[[Interscope Records]]|publisher=www.interscope.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/player/default.aspx?mid=2839&aid=599|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance''|work=[[Interscope Records]]|publisher=www.interscope.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> and the ''[[Ellen Degeneres Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2008/12/lady_gaga_performs_her_hit_jus.php?page=2|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance ''Ellen DeGeneres Show''|work=[[Interscope Records]]|publisher=www.interscope.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> In July, she performed the song during the swimsuit competition of the [[Miss Universe 2008]] beauty pageant in [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3222057.cms|title=Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008|date=July 14, 2008|work=[[Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd}}</ref> In Australia she performed on [[Sunrise (TV program)|Sunrise]]. Her performance caused controversy because of allegations that she was [[lip-synching]]). Gaga denied it and released a statement, saying:
<blockquote>I was sick the day of the show but I absolutely, 100 per cent, was singing live. [...] have never lip-synched and never will. Even on my worst day, I never will.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,,24420389-5013560,00.html|title=Lady Gaga denies lip-synching on Channel 7's Sunrise|date=September 30, 2008|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=News.com.au|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref></blockquote> She also performed it during her [[AOL]] sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/artist/player/default.aspx?mid=4596&aid=599|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance AOL Sessions|work=[[Interscope Records]]|publisher=www.interscope.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> "Just Dance" was added to the setlist of her first headlining [[The Fame Ball Tour]] where it was performed as the final song before the Encore. As the performance for the acoustic version of "Poker Face" ended, Gaga exited from the stage and a video interlude called "The Face" starts telling about Gaga's alternate persona Candy Warhol and teaching her to speak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/mar/26/entertainment/chi-0326-lady-gaga-ovnmar26|title=Lady GaGa delights|last=Downing |first=Andy|date=March 26, 2009|work=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=tribune.com|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref> As the video nears the end Gaga appears on the stage wearing a [[tutu]] shaped dress with pointed shoulderpads and [[peplum]]. Her dancers were clad in [[Louis Vuitton]] Steven Sprouse printed trousers which matched Gaga's shoes.<ref name="dailyconcert">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1176858/Madonna-Cyndi-Lauper-style-notes-Lady-Gaga-parades-latest-leotards-concert.html|title=Madonna and Cyndi Lauper take style notes as Lady Gaga parades latest leotards in concert|last=Abraham|first=Tamara|date=May 4, 2009|work=[[Daily Mail (UK)|Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Ltd]]|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref> The backdrop changes to show blinking disco lights and Gaga stands while wearing her video sunglasses which display the line "Pop Music Will Never Be Low Brow". A remix of the [[Introduction (music)|intro]] for "Just Dance" starts and Gaga starts singing it while moving around in choreographed dance moves as she is joined by her dancers on stage. During the "Half psychotic, synch-hypnotic" interlude, Gaga brings out her trademark disco-stick again. The performance ends with Gaga and her dancers taking a bow in front of the stage and exiting with her DJ [[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1161705/Bubble-wrap-Lady-GaGa-swaps-leotard-clear-plastic-dreamcoat.html?ITO=1490|title=Bubble wrap! Lady GaGa swaps her leotard for a clear plastic dreamcoat|last=McConell|first=Donna|date=March 13, 2009|work=[[The Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Ltd]]|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>

==Track listings==
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'''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" (Justin Romanes Edit)
# "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)

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'''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)

'''US Remixes Part 2 EP'''
# "Just Dance" ([[RedOne]] Remix)
# "Just Dance" ([[Space Cowboy (musician)|Space Cowboy]] Remix)
# "Just Dance" (Robots To Mars Mix)
# "Just Dance" (Tony Arzadon Remix)

'''UK CD single'''
# "Just Dance" (Main Version)
# "Just Dance" ([[RedOne]] Remix)

'''UK 7" Numbered Picture Vinyl Disc'''
# "Just Dance" (Main Version)
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Main Mix)

'''Japanese Digital single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mora.jp/package/80311556/00602517688056/|title=Lady Gaga - Just Dance|date=2008-06-25 |publisher=Mora.jp|language=Japanese|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref>
# "Just Dance"
# "Just Dance" (HCCR's Bambossa Main Mix)
# "Just Dance" ([[Richard Vission]] Remix)
# "Just Dance" (Trevor Simpson Remix)
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==Charts, peaks and certifications==
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===Charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2008-2009)
!Peak position
|-
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]<ref name="aria"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|8
|-
|[[Ultratop 50|Belgium Singles Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|13
|-
|[[Ultratop 40|Belgium Singles Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|15
|-
|[[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="canada"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Tracklisten|Danish Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|6
|-
|[[Dutch Top 40]]<ref name="dutch"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=349&cfgn=Singles&cfn=European+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3106744&cdi=10151922&cid=03%2F14%2F2009|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-27|date=March 14, 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Mitä hittiä|Finnish Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|7
|-
|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|14
|-
|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|8
|-
|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="irish"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|[[Japan Hot 100 Singles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anapnet.com/ent/chart_j/1049|title=Billboard Japan Chart - 2009-06-01|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Japan]]|publisher=Hanshin Contents Link. |date=May 27, 2009|accessdate=2009-05-28|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref name="rianz"/>
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[PROMUSICAE|Spanish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://promusicae.org/listastonos/listas/Top%2050%20Canciones%20w17.pdf|title= Spanish Top 50 Singles Chart|work=[[PROMUSICAE]]|publisher=www.promusicae.org|accessdate=2009-04-28}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref name="ultratop"/>
|align="center"|8
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="uk"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="hot100"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="clubplay"/>
|align="center"|2
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]<ref name="pop100"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|}
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===Sales and certifications===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Country
! Provider
! Sales
! Certification
|-
| Australia
| [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]
| 210,000+
| 3x Platinum<ref name="ariacerti"/>
|-
| Canada
| [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]]
| 174,000+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/3292/284/|title=Top 10 Selling Digital Songs in Canada|date=January 9, 2009|work=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]|publisher=Digital Home Canada, Inc.|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref>
| Platinum<ref name="cria">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/640587|title=Lady Gaga to bring feel-good vibe to MMVAs|last=Demara|first=Bruce|date=May 26, 2009|work=[[TheStar.com]]|publisher=[[Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.]]|accessdate=2009-05-27}}</ref>
|-
| New Zealand
| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]
| 30,000+
| Platinum<ref name="rianzcerti">{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp|title=Chart#1654 Just Dance - RIANZ certification|date=February 2, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-29|work=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|publisher=www.rianz.org}}</ref>
|-
|Spain
| [[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]
| 40,000+
|Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://promusicae.org/listastonos/listas/historial/TOP%2050%20CANCIONES%2009_17.pdf|title=Spanish Singles Chart|date=April 28, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-08|work=[[PROMUSICAE]]}}</ref>
|-
| United Kingdom
| [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]
| 550,000+<ref name="salesuk">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lady-gaga/43888|title=Lady Gaga scores UK chart double|date=April 5, 2009|work=[[NME.com]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref>
|
|-
| United States
| [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]
| 3,000,000+<ref name="ussales"/>
| 3x Platinum<ref name=riaa/>
|-
|}
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===Chart procession and succession===
{{start box}}
{{succession box two to one
| before1 = "[[I Kissed a Girl]]" by [[Katy Perry]]
| title1 = [[Canadian Hot 100]] [[Canadian Hot 100 number-one hits of 2008|number-one single]]
| years1 = August 23, 2008 - September 27, 2008
| before2 = "[[All Summer Long (Kid Rock song)|All Summer Long]]" by [[Kid Rock]]
| title2 = [[Australian ARIA Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2008|number-one single]]
| years2 = September 15, 2008 - September 22, 2008
| after = "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" by [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
}}

{{s-bef|before = "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" by [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]}}
{{s-ttl|title = U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 2009 (United States)|number-one single]]|years = January 10, 2009 - January 31, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after = "[[My Life Would Suck Without You]]" by [[Kelly Clarkson]]}}
{{s-bef| before = "[[Live Your Life]]" by [[T.I.]] featuring [[Rihanna]]}}
{{s-ttl| title = U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Pop 100]] [[Pop 100 number-one hits of 2009 (USA)|number-one single]]| years = January 10, 2009 - February 14, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after = "[[Crack a Bottle]]" by [[Eminem]], [[Dr. Dre]] and [[50 Cent]]}}
|-
{{s-bef|rows=2|before = "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)#Alexandra Burke|Hallelujah]]" by [[Alexandra Burke]]}}
{{s-ttl|title = [[UK Singles Chart]] [[List_of_number-one_singles_from_the_2000s_(UK)#2009|number-one single]]|years = January 11, 2009 - February 1, 2009 }}
{{s-aft|after="[[The Fear (song)|The Fear]]" by [[Lily Allen]]}}
|-
{{s-ttl|title = [[Irish Singles Chart]] [[Number-one singles of 2009 (Ireland)|number-one single]] |years = January 15, 2009 - February 12, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after= "[[Get On Your Boots]]" by [[U2]]}}
|-
{{s-bef|before = "[[Rap das Armas]]" by Cidinho and Doca}}
{{s-ttl|title = [[Dutch Top 40]] [[Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 2009|number-one single]]|years = February 28, 2009 - March 14, 2009}}
{{s-aft|after = "Miracle" by [[Ilse De Lange]]}}

{{end box}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
|-
| [[North America]]
| {{start date|2008|4|8}}
|-
| [[Europe]]
| {{start date|2008|8|22}}
|-
| [[United Kingdom]]
| {{start date|2008|12|29}}
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ladygaga.com Official website of Lady Gaga]

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