Peak
1
Weeks
49
Score
9,140
Chart Year
2009
After writing for various artists including The Pussycat Dolls, this was Lady Gaga's first solo single release. The song finds her getting drunk and disoriented at a nightclub - she tells herself to just dance, and everything will be OK. This features Colby O'Donis and Akon. Lady Gaga and O'Donis are both signed to Akon's Kon Live record label. Lady Gaga wrote this song a day after arriving in Los Angeles from New York. The singer-songwriter told HX Magazine: "I was taken very quickly out of my party lifestyle. I wrote it instantly - like it flew out of my body." She explained in the same interview the meaning of the song as "If you've ever been so high that it's, like, scary, the only way you can deal with it is not deal with it, so you just kind of dance through the intoxication." GaGa told About.com about the song's promo: "That video was a vision of mine. It was Molina the director who wanted to do something, to have a performance art aspect that was so pop but it was still commercial, but that felt like lifestyle." Lady Gaga took her stage name from the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga." The New York artist's real name is Stefani Germanotta. Report this ad GaGa explained on her website that the underlying theme of The Fame album "is about how anyone can feel famous. Pop culture is art. It doesn't make you cool to hate pop culture, so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame. But, it's a sharable fame. I want to invite you all to the party. I want people to feel a part of this lifestyle." After topping the singles tallies in Canada and Australia in 2008, this song ascended to pole position in the same week in January on both the UK and US charts. This was the first #1 song on the Hot 100 to include the word "dance" since February 1991, when by C + C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" ascended to the top position. This reached pole position on the song's 22nd week on the Hot 100. It was the longest trip to the top since Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" reached #1 in its 27th week in November 2000. Lady Gaga performed this at the inaugural NewNowNext Awards, which were broadcast on the Logo network in June 2008. Logo is targeted to the gay community, which comprises much of Lady Gaga's fan base. >> This was not only the breakthrough hit for Lady Gaga, but was also instrumental in introducing to the Top 40 a techno-synth sound that had been popular in Europe for the previous decade. Lady Gaga's frequent co-writer and producer RedOne told Billboard magazine that the song, "was essentially a rock track but with synths instead of guitars. Big drums. The vocals were the melody, with a simple chorus. Thank God we were lucky and it was perfect timing. The moment the public heard it, they bought into it." Gaga included this in the set for her 2017 Super Bowl performance in Houston, Texas. This was used on The Office in the season 5 episode "Michael Scott Paper Company." Michael listens to it on his way to work and claims it's a Britney Spears song. It was also used on these TV shows: Bones ("The Drama In The Queen" - 2014) The Simpsons ("Moe Letter Blues" - 2010) The Inbetweeners ("Will's Birthday" - 2009) Dollhouse ("Ghost" - 2009)
Ch'yeah RedOne, Konvict Gaga, oh, eh I've had a little bit too much, much (oh, oh, oh-oh) All of the people start to rush (start to rush by) A dizzy twister dance, can't find my drink or man Where are my keys? I lost my phone, phone (oh, oh, oh-oh) What's goin' on, on the floor? I love this record, baby, but I can't see straight anymore (woo) Keep it cool, what's the name of this club? I can't remember, but it's alright, a-alright Just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-doo-doot And just dance Spin that record, babe, da-da-doo-doot And just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-da-dance, dance, dance Just, j-j-just dance Wish I could shut my playboy mouth (oh, oh, oh-oh) How'd I turn my shirt inside out? (Inside out, right) Control your poison, babe, roses have thorns, they say And we're all gettin' hosed tonight (oh, oh, oh-oh) What's goin' on, on the floor? I love this record, baby, but I can't see straight anymore Keep it cool, what's the name of this club? I can't remember, but it's alright, a-alright (woo) Just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-doo-doot And just dance Spin that record, babe, da-da-doo-doot And just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-da-dance, dance, dance Just, j-j-just When I come through on the dance floor, checkin' out that catalog (hey) Can't believe my eyes, so many women without a flaw (hey) And I ain't gon' give it up, steady tryna pick it up like a call (hey) I'ma hit it, I'ma beat it up, latch onto it until tomorrow, yeah Shorty, I can see that you got so much energy The way you twirlin' up them hips 'round and 'round And now there's no reason at all why you can't leave here with me In the meantime, stay, and let me watch you break it down and Dance Gonna be okay, da-da-doo-doot (oh) And just dance (ooh yeah) Spin that record, babe, da-da-doo-doot (ooh yeah) And just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-doo-doot (ooh yeah) And just dance Spin that record, babe, da-da-doo-doot (oh) And just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-da-dance, dance, dance (gonna be okay, yeah) Just, j-j-just dance (oh) (Incredible) (Amazing) (Music) Woo Let's go Half psychotic, sick, hypnotic Got my blueprint, it's symphonic Half psychotic, sick, hypnotic Got my blueprint, electronic Half psychotic, sick, hypnotic Got my blueprint, it's symphonic Half psychotic, sick, hypnotic Got my blueprint, electronic Go, use your muscle, carve it out, work it, hustle (I got it, just stay close enough to get it on) Don't slow, drive it, clean it, Lysol, bleed it Spend the last dough (I got it) in your pock-o (I got it) Just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-doo-doot And just dance Spin that record, babe, da-da-doo-doot And just dance (baby) Gonna be okay, da-da-doo-doot And just dance Spin that record, babe, da-da-doo-doot (oh, baby, yeah) And just dance Gonna be okay, da-da-da-dance, dance, dance (spin that record, baby, yeah) Just, j-j-just dance
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 16, 2008 | 76 | 50 |
| 2 | Aug 23, 2008 | 87 | 39 |
| 4 | Sep 6, 2008 | 74 | 52 |
| 5 | Sep 13, 2008 | 79 | 47 |
| 6 | Sep 20, 2008 | 80 | 46 |
| 7 | Sep 27, 2008 | 75 | 51 |
| 8 | Oct 4, 2008 | 73 | 53 |
| 9 | Oct 11, 2008 | 67 | 59 |
| 10 | Oct 18, 2008 | 66 | 60 |
| 11 | Oct 25, 2008 | 60 | 66 |
| 12 | Nov 1, 2008 | 59 | 67 |
| 13 | Nov 8, 2008 | 49 | 77 |
| 14 | Nov 15, 2008 | 27 | 99 |
| 15 | Nov 22, 2008 | 21 | 105 |
| 16 | Nov 29, 2008 | 16 | 110 |
| 17 | Dec 6, 2008 | 7 | 119 |
| 18 | Dec 13, 2008 | 5 | 121 |
| 19 | Dec 20, 2008 | 4 | 122 |
| 20 | Dec 27, 2008 | 3 | 123 |
| 21 | Jan 3, 2009 | 3 | 123 |