"Dance" is a song recorded by

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recording artist

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for her second studio album, '' Unlocked'' (2014). The track was made available for digital download on 16 July 2014, as the album's third single. "Dance" was written by Stan, Cosmin Basasteanu,

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, Lee Anna McCollum, Mika Moupondo and Erik Lidbom, while production was handled by both Cazan and Lidbom. A music video for the song was directed by Khaled Mokhtar and debuted on Stan's

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channel on 18 July 2014, where it has since amassed over ten million views. The clip was shot during three days in

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, Romania and sees Stan and her backup dancers performing choreographed dances, which were choreographed by Romanian performer Emil Rengle. The recording was met with positive reviews. Digital Journal praised the song for being "catchy", and Stan for providing "honey-rich" vocals. In an interview, Alexandra Stan explained that "Dance" is a "very sexy club song and club image". The track was performed during Stan's Unlocked Tour (2014). The song became a success in Japan, where it ranked at number 25 on the

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Composition

"Dance" was recorded at Fonogram Studios in

, Romania. Stan first thought of the song's melody and lyrics in Paris, and later brought her idea for further development by her team at Fonogram Records, led by producers

and Mika Moupondo. The song is a

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track, also incorporating

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influences into its sound. The track opens with

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chords, which are then followed by a pop

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. The refrain consists of a

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drop, which is backed by cut saws and plucks. "Dance" ends with the last lyrics of the song being backed by acoustic guitar. Lyrically, the track speaks about the art of dancing, but also features references to friendship and romance. Markos Papadatos from Digital Journal pointed out the opening lyrics of the song for beginning rebellious, but turning into positive and optimistic. He also compared the instrumentation of "Dance" with that one of

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's "

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Critical response

Markos Papadatos from Digital Journal compared "Dance" to Stan's 2010 song "

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", confessing that the song "has a catchy melody". He went on praising Stan's "honey-rich" voice on the verses "Why don't you dance dance dance / and fall in love with friends / let's start a new romance". Furthermore, Papadatos said that the track deserves to top the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs charts. Concerning the music video of "Dance", he praised Khaled Mokhtar for doing a "brilliant job directing he clip, and Emil Rengle for choreographing "the dancers and Stan in the video exceptionally well". He went on saying that Stan "looks breathtakingly beautiful in this video". Papadatos gave the music video and the song itself an A rating. Direct Lyrics praised "Dance" for having "enough summer flavour to do well this upcoming hot season" and confessed that they like the track better than its predecessor, " Cherry Pop".

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cited the video for "Dance" as one of Stan's best clips ever.

Track listings

*Digital download #"Dance" – 3:41 *Italian digital download #"Dance" (Radio Edit) – 3:41 #"Dance" (Grano Remix) – 4:18 *German digital remix EP #"Dance" (Radio Edit) – 3:41 #"Dance" (Grano Remix) – 4:18 *Spanish digital remix EP #"Dance" (Geo Da Silva & Jack Mazzoni Radio Edit) – 3:16 #"Dance" (DJ Kone & Marc Palacios Radio Edit) – 3:43 #"Dance" (CryDuom Radio Edit) – 3:16 #"Dance" (Geo Da Silva & Jack Mazzoni Remix) – 4:03 #"Dance" (DJ Kone & Marc Palacios Remix) – 6:25 #"Dance" (CryDuom Extended) – 3:58

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' Unlocked'' and ''The Collection''. ;Recording and vocal credits *Recorded at Fonogram Studios in

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. * Produced for Fonogram Music Production in Bucharest, Romania. *

– lead vocals ;Technical and songwriting credits *Cosmin Basasteanu –

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*Alexandru Cotoi – songwriter, mixing, producer *Erik Lidbom – songwriter, mixing engineer *Mika Moupondo – songwriter *Lee Anna McCollum – songwriter ;Visual credits *Alex Ifimov –

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*Oana Imbrea – producing coordinator *Laurent Marel –

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*Andra Moga – styling *Khaled Mokhtar – director of photography, regisor *Emil Rengle – choreography

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2014 songs Alexandra Stan songs English-language Romanian songs Dance-pop songs Romanian songs 2014 singles Songs about dancing Songs written by Alexandra Stan Songs written by Mohombi Songs written by Alexandru Cotoi Music videos shot in Romania