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| Single by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | ||||
| from the album Dance Again... the Hits | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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"Dance Again" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her first greatest hits album, Dance Again... the Hits (2012). It features guest vocals from American rapper Pitbull. The song was written by Enrique Iglesias, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Junior, Pitbull and RedOne, who also produced the song. At the time of the song's production, Lopez was unsure whether or not the song would be the lead single from a greatest hits album, or a new studio album.
"Dance Again", an uptempo dance-pop and electropop song, features Lopez singing about wanting to dance and love, and it contains several sexual innuendos. Lopez credits the song as her anthem and metaphor, which stood for her surviving a rough divorce. It marks the third collaboration between Lopez and Pitbull following "Fresh Out the Oven" (2009) and the 2011 single "On the Floor". Following its release, "Dance Again" went number one in Greece, South Korea, the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and the Billboard Global Dance Tracks chart. Elsewhere, the song reached the top ten in sixteen countries. Critics noted similarities between "Dance Again" and the duo's previous collaboration "On the Floor" but critiqued the former for its lack of originality.
An accompanying music video was directed by long-time collaborator Paul Hunter and choreographed by Frank Gatson, Jr. The video premiered during an episode of American Idol on April 5, 2012, where Lopez was a judge. Her boyfriend of that time Casper Smart appears in the video. Though the clip was welcomed with positive reviews, several critics noted that the video's content wasn't suitable for a premiere on the family-friendly American Idol, with some even criticizing Lopez for debuting the video on the television show. On July 31, 2012, the music video received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography.[1]
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 31, 2012). "2012 VMA Nominations: The Complete List | MTV Video Music Awards". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2012.