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'',

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. It was written and produced by Darhyl Camper, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Jordan "Infinity" Suecof. The song was released digitally on 27 August 2010. "And Then We Dance" peaked at number 26 on the

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and was certified platinum by the

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(ARIA). An accompanying

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was directed by Marc Furmie, and features Justice Crew performing several types of dance routines in an underground parking lot.

Background and release

On 12 August 2010, it was announced that Justice Crew had signed a recording contract with

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. Emmanuel Rodriguez, a member of the group said: "Sony asked if any of us could sing and we showed them what we could do. A week later, we were in the recording studio." "And Then We Dance" was written and produced by Darhyl Camper, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Jordan Seucof. A preview of the song was released on

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on 16 August, and the single cover was revealed on 20 August. "And Then We Dance" was sent to Australian

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on 23 August, and was released digitally on 27 August. The

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was also released the same date.

Chart performance

On 13 September 2010, "And Then We Dance" debuted at number 46 on the

, and peaked at number 26 on 11 October. The song was certified platinum by the

(ARIA), for selling 70,000 copies.

Music video and live performances

The music video for the song was directed by Marc Furmie and was filmed in a parking lot near the

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. The video premiered online on 27 August 2010. Throughout the video, it shows Justice Crew in an underground parking lot performing several types of dance routines, including

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and

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, as well as backflips. During most scenes in the video, they are seen dressed in the colours of maroon, white and navy blue. In August 2010, Justice Crew performed "And Then We Dance" on ''

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''. They also held an instore performance of the song at the

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music store in Westfield Hurstville on 7 September . On 27 September, Justice Crew performed the song on ''The X Factor'' (Australia), and at the

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on 3 October. Justice Crew held more instore performances of "And Then We Dance" at the Richmond Records store in

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on 16 October, and at

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on 28 October 2010.

Track listing

*;Digital download # "And Then We Dance" – 3:00

Personnel

*Tom Coyne –

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– vocals *Damien Lewis – mastering engineer *Darhyl Camper – production, writing * Nicholas "RAS" Furlong – production, writing *

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–

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*Jordan"Infinity"Suecof – production, writing Source:

Charts and certification

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certification

References

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