Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
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"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is a dance-pop
song by American singer Paula Abdul
, and American musician Randy Jackson
. It is Abdul's first single release in nearly twelve years. The single was produced by DEEKAY
and Randy Jackson and appears on his album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
.
" in 1996. This song was featured in the musical video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
.
and other digital download services. It is the first single off Randy Jackson
's debut album, Music Club: Volume 1
(2008). On February 25, 2008, following the showing on American Idol, the song peaked at number 11 on US iTunes.
pre-taped a performance that aired during the pre-game show for Super Bowl XLII
.
Abdul performed a dance routine with several back-up dancers while Jackson played bass guitar with the band. Although she lip-synced
, the performance still managed to receive some favorable reviews. A reviewer from MTV wrote, "sure, her pre-game performance of 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow' was pretaped. And yes, it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it." Another MTV review was less kind: "The painfully '80s Janet Jackson rip-off tune and skinny-tie-era backup dancers made Adbul [sic] look like the Mrs. Robinson of dance pop. Judging those kids on 'Idol' just got a lot harder."
. However, the MTV Newsroom denied this and reported that they have not seen the video, but that they would be interested in showing it on MTV.
was shot on January 21, 2008. Access Hollywood
revealed that Simon Cowell
and Ryan Seacrest
would make cameos in the video and that Abdul choreographed all her own dance moves. Abdul co-directed the music video with Scott Speer
. On February 3, 2008 during Abdul
's Super Bowl XLII
performance there were clips of the video being shown in the background. The music video officially premiered on American Idol
on February 21, 2008. As of March 6, 2008, the track topped the official iTunes
Top 100 Videos chart.
In the video, the start shows Abdul and her dancers intertwined in complex poses. This then leads into scenes of her dancing and singing into a mic stand against a black backdrop with flowing red fabric. She is then seen singing with her band, with Randy Jackson on bass guitar. These scenes cut between Paula and her dancers performing routines and every so often graphics appear on the screen with a camera flash, framing the scene. In the middle there is a breakdown section, which is longer than on the single release version of the song. In the end, Paula is standing with the American Idol cast while glitter falls over the scene.
A second version of the video has been released with one minor edit: the American Idol cast have been removed.
stated, "The giddy, beat-intensive track is an ace-on match for Abdul's breathy execution, with rapid-fire verses and a peppy, positive lyric."
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song by American singer Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
, and American musician Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson
Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
. It is Abdul's first single release in nearly twelve years. The single was produced by DEEKAY
DEEKAY
DEEKAY is a Danish production/songwriting team founded by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson with other members The Flash, Obi and Josh. The name Deekay comes from the acronym dk, which means Denmark...
and Randy Jackson and appears on his album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 is the first studio album by record producer Randy Jackson. The album was released on March 11, 2008. Jackson himself did not sing on the songs on Music Club, but he did produce them all....
.
Song information
The song was written by Lil' Eddie, Shae Patrick Skinner and Eritza Laues. The track was produced by DEEKAY and Randy Jackson. Additional vocal production was done by Oliver Leiber. Abdul sings in breathy vocals over a uptempo electronic beat. The song is Paula Abdul's first single since "Ain't Never Gonna Give You UpAin't Never Gonna Give You Up
"Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up", with Color Me Badd providing background vocals, is the third and final single from Paula Abdul's album, Head over Heels. A fourth single, "If I Were Your Girl,"was released...
" in 1996. This song was featured in the musical video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was...
.
Release
The song was sent to American radio stations on January 18, 2008. On January 22 the digital single was released to the iTunes StoreITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
and other digital download services. It is the first single off Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson
Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
's debut album, Music Club: Volume 1
Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 is the first studio album by record producer Randy Jackson. The album was released on March 11, 2008. Jackson himself did not sing on the songs on Music Club, but he did produce them all....
(2008). On February 25, 2008, following the showing on American Idol, the song peaked at number 11 on US iTunes.
Super Bowl performance
Paula AbdulPaula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
pre-taped a performance that aired during the pre-game show for Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season...
.
Abdul performed a dance routine with several back-up dancers while Jackson played bass guitar with the band. Although she lip-synced
Lip sync
Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
, the performance still managed to receive some favorable reviews. A reviewer from MTV wrote, "sure, her pre-game performance of 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow' was pretaped. And yes, it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it." Another MTV review was less kind: "The painfully '80s Janet Jackson rip-off tune and skinny-tie-era backup dancers made Adbul [sic] look like the Mrs. Robinson of dance pop. Judging those kids on 'Idol' just got a lot harder."
MTV controversy
Some blogs reported that the video was banned by MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. However, the MTV Newsroom denied this and reported that they have not seen the video, but that they would be interested in showing it on MTV.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was shot on January 21, 2008. Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
revealed that Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
and Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
would make cameos in the video and that Abdul choreographed all her own dance moves. Abdul co-directed the music video with Scott Speer
Scott Speer
Scott Speer is an American music video director born in San Diego, California.-Career:At age 23 he was signed with HSI Productions, and in 2006 Speer received the MVPA Award for Directorial Debut of the Year for the music video of "Stars" by Switchfoot.In 2007 he won his first MTV Video Music...
. On February 3, 2008 during Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
's Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season...
performance there were clips of the video being shown in the background. The music video officially premiered on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
on February 21, 2008. As of March 6, 2008, the track topped the official iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Top 100 Videos chart.
In the video, the start shows Abdul and her dancers intertwined in complex poses. This then leads into scenes of her dancing and singing into a mic stand against a black backdrop with flowing red fabric. She is then seen singing with her band, with Randy Jackson on bass guitar. These scenes cut between Paula and her dancers performing routines and every so often graphics appear on the screen with a camera flash, framing the scene. In the middle there is a breakdown section, which is longer than on the single release version of the song. In the end, Paula is standing with the American Idol cast while glitter falls over the scene.
A second version of the video has been released with one minor edit: the American Idol cast have been removed.
Reviews
Most reviews of the song have been favorable. For example, BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
stated, "The giddy, beat-intensive track is an ace-on match for Abdul's breathy execution, with rapid-fire verses and a peppy, positive lyric."
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
68 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
62 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
48 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
2 |
Official versions/remixes
- Album Version (3:01)
- Oakenfold Radio Edit (3:07)
- Oakenfold 12" Mix (7:54)
- Oakenfold Instrumental (7:54)
- Oakenfold Dub (5:58)
- Soul Seekerz Club Mix (7:14)
- Soul Seekerz Dirty Dub (6:48)
- Trevor Simpson Vocal Mix (8:17)
- Trevor Simpson Dub Mix (6:28)
- Konvict Remix featuring AkonAkonAliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
(3:55)
External links
- "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" music video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....