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| Single by Enrique Iglesias and Usher featuring Lil Wayne | ||||
| from the album Euphoria and Versus EP | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010, South Point Studios, (Miami, Florida) | |||
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| Length | 3:34 (album version) 4:05 (single version feat. Lil Wayne) | |||
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| Producer(s) | RedOne & Jimmy Joker | |||
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"Dirty Dancer" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and American singer Usher, recorded for Iglesias' sixth studio album, Euphoria, and included on Usher's EP Versus. A remix of the song, which features American rapper Lil Wayne and American singer Nayer, was released on 9 May 2011 by Universal Music Group as the sixth single from Euphoria. Written by the two singers with Evan Bogart, Erika Nuri and David Quiñones and producer RedOne, "Dirty Dancer" is a dance-pop song.
The album version of "Dirty Dancer" appeared on the UK Singles Chart, the Dutch Single Top 100 and the Slovakian Radio Top 100 Oficiálna, while the single version entered the Australian Singles Chart, the New Zealand Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. An Ethan Lader-directed music video for "Dirty Dancer" has the three artists watching holographic dancers in nightclubs. The single has already been certified Gold in Australia and USA. It was covered by the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation as part of their weekly radio covers in promotion for their upcoming event, Elements and was included on their April 2013 cover album The Q-Music Sessions. The song samples parts of the 1995 song "Salva Mea" by Faithless.