Stars Dance

Stars Dance
Studio album by Selena Gomez
Released	July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19)
Recorded	October 2012 – March 2013
Studio	Conway Dreamlab Ekas Glenwood the Brain Kite Music the Mothership (Los Angeles, California) Rock Mafia (Santa Monica, California) Roc the Mic (New York City) Hide Out (London, England)
Genre	EDM electropop
Length	39:07
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Dreamlab Leah Haywood Mike Del Rio The Cataracs Rock Mafia Stargate The Monsters & Strangerz Jason Evigan Freddy Wexler Jai Marlon Toby Gad JMike Rob Ghost Brian Lee Ammo
Selena Gomez chronology
Stars Dance (2013) For You (2014)
Singles from Stars Dance
"Come & Get It" Released: April 7, 2013 "Slow Down" Released: August 13, 2013

Stars Dance is the debut solo studio album by American singer Selena Gomez. It was released on July 19, 2013, by Hollywood Records. Gomez began planning the project in 2012, at which time she announced that her band Selena Gomez & the Scene would be taking an indefinite hiatus, and continued work into 2013. Stars Dance is an EDM and electropop album, incorporating elements of dubstep, techno, disco, electro house and worldbeat. Gomez worked with producers such as Rock Mafia and The Cataracs (now known as Kshmr) on the album.

Upon its release, Stars Dance received generally mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented Gomez's maturing image and the album's content both lyrically and vocally, but criticized the electronic-heavy production style. It marked her first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The album sold 97,000 copies in its first week of release in the country, making it her highest-selling debut to that point. This was later surpassed by its successor, Revival (2015), which sold 117,000 units in its first week. It became her fourth top twenty entry in the United Kingdom, peaking at number fourteen. Elsewhere, Stars Dance topped the charts in Canada, Norway, Mexico, Taiwan and China. As of 2017, the album has sold an estimated over 410,000 copies in the United States.^[1]

The album's lead single, "Come & Get It" featured heavy electronic and worldbeat themes, became Gomez's first top 10 entry in the United States, and entered the top ten in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, among others. It was also successful on pop radio, reaching number-two on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. The second single, "Slow Down", failed to match the success of its predecessor, though did peak inside the top 30 in the United States. It was met with success on pop radio, reaching the top ten of the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Gomez promoted the album through a number of high-profile performances, such as the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Gomez embarked on the Stars Dance Tour (2013) to further promote the release.^[2]