Dance with Me (Justice Crew song)
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"Dance with Me" is a song by Australian hip hop dance
and pop
group, Justice Crew
, featuring American rapper Flo Rida
. The song marks the first released by Justice Crew since Anastasios left the group. It was released digitally
on 29 March 2011, as their third overall single. "Dance with Me" peaked at number 44 on the ARIA Singles Chart
and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA). An accompanying music video
was directed by Matt Alonzo
, and features Justice Crew in a warehouse having a dance-battle with all-female dance crew, Beat Freaks
.
in Los Angeles
, California
. On working with Justice Crew, Rida said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph
, "It was a pleasure working with Justice Crew, the song is crazy. I definitely look forward to working with them again in the future." "Dance with Me" was originally recorded by Aaron Carter
in 2009. The single cover was revealed on 18 March 2011, and showed Justice Crew wearing black clothes, and posing in front of a background of flames. "Dance with Me" was released digtally
on 29 March 2011, before being serviced to Australian contemporary hit radio
on 1 April.
on 2 May 2011. The following week, it fell four spots down to number 48. The song was considerably more successful on the ARIA Urban Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 13. "Dance with Me" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA), for selling 35,000 digital copies.
for the song was directed by Matt Alonzo
and was filmed in Los Angeles. A fifty-two second trailer of the video was premiered on YouTube
on 18 March 2011, and showed Justice Crew in a warehouse with appearances by Flo Rida and all-female dance crew, Beat Freaks, from MTV
's America's Best Dance Crew
. The complete video premiered on Vevo
on 4 April.
The video opens in a warehouse, with Flo Rida rapping his verse to the song while Justice Crew dance in the background. The video then shows Justice Crew wearing black clothes and standing in the rain, while Paul and John sing their verses. In between this scene, a dance-battle between Justice Crew and Battle Freaks begins, and reoccurs throughout the whole video. As Len begins his verse, Justice Crew then appear in front of a background of flames doing various routines. The video then continues when Justice Crew and Beat Freaks end up dancing together. After more dancing from Justice Crew in various scenes, the video then ends with them wearing no shirts.
in April 2011. In May 2011, Swisse Vitamins used the song for their television commercial. Justice Crew appeared in the commercial doing various dance routines on different coloured backdrops.
Hip hop dance
Hip-hop dance refers to dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles notably breaking, locking, and popping which were created in the 1970s by African Americans and made popular by breaking, locking, and...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group, Justice Crew
Justice Crew
Justice Crew are an all-male hip-hop dance and pop music group based in Sydney. They are most notable for winning the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent in 2010. The group consists of Emmanuel Rodriguez, Samson Smith, Len John Ruela Pearce, John Len Ruela Pearce, Lukas Bellesini, Paulie...
, featuring American rapper Flo Rida
Flo Rida
Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
. The song marks the first released by Justice Crew since Anastasios left the group. It was released digitally
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on 29 March 2011, as their third overall single. "Dance with Me" peaked at number 44 on the ARIA Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA). An accompanying music video
Music 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 directed by Matt Alonzo
Matt Alonzo
Matt J. Alonzo , is an American music video director and editor. He was born and raised in Carpinteria, California. He has directed and edited music videos for chart-topping R&B, rap, and rock artists.- Early life :...
, and features Justice Crew in a warehouse having a dance-battle with all-female dance crew, Beat Freaks
Beat Freaks
Beat Freaks is an all-female breaking dance crew from Los Angeles, California. Each of its nine members had achieved individual success dancing before the creation of the group in 2003. The Beat Freaks were featured on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew and finished the show as runners-up.- Overview...
.
Background
Justice Crew recorded "Dance with Me" with American rapper Flo RidaFlo Rida
Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. On working with Justice Crew, Rida said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
, "It was a pleasure working with Justice Crew, the song is crazy. I definitely look forward to working with them again in the future." "Dance with Me" was originally recorded by Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter
Aaron Charles Carter is an American singer. He came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among pre-teen and teenage audiences during the early-first decade of the 21st century....
in 2009. The single cover was revealed on 18 March 2011, and showed Justice Crew wearing black clothes, and posing in front of a background of flames. "Dance with Me" was released digtally
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on 29 March 2011, before being serviced to Australian contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
on 1 April.
Chart performance
"Dance with Me" debuted and peaked at number 44 on the ARIA Singles ChartARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
on 2 May 2011. The following week, it fell four spots down to number 48. The song was considerably more successful on the ARIA Urban Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 13. "Dance with Me" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA), for selling 35,000 digital copies.
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...
for the song was directed by Matt Alonzo
Matt Alonzo
Matt J. Alonzo , is an American music video director and editor. He was born and raised in Carpinteria, California. He has directed and edited music videos for chart-topping R&B, rap, and rock artists.- Early life :...
and was filmed in Los Angeles. A fifty-two second trailer of the video was premiered on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on 18 March 2011, and showed Justice Crew in a warehouse with appearances by Flo Rida and all-female dance crew, Beat Freaks, from MTV
MTV
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....
's America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV...
. The complete video premiered on Vevo
Vevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
on 4 April.
The video opens in a warehouse, with Flo Rida rapping his verse to the song while Justice Crew dance in the background. The video then shows Justice Crew wearing black clothes and standing in the rain, while Paul and John sing their verses. In between this scene, a dance-battle between Justice Crew and Battle Freaks begins, and reoccurs throughout the whole video. As Len begins his verse, Justice Crew then appear in front of a background of flames doing various routines. The video then continues when Justice Crew and Beat Freaks end up dancing together. After more dancing from Justice Crew in various scenes, the video then ends with them wearing no shirts.
Promotion
Justice Crew performed "Dance with Me" on Chris Brown's Australian F.A.M.E. TourF.A.M.E. Tour
The F.A.M.E. Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Chris Brown to support his fourth studio album, F.A.M.E. . The tour began in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in April 2011, and Brown headlined 32 concerts in North America starting in September 2011.- Background :On January 19,...
in April 2011. In May 2011, Swisse Vitamins used the song for their television commercial. Justice Crew appeared in the commercial doing various dance routines on different coloured backdrops.
Track listing
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- Digital download
- "Dance with Me" featuring Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
(Radio Edit) –3:46 - "Friday to SundayFriday to Sunday"Friday to Sunday" is a song by Australian hip-hop dance and pop music group, Justice Crew. It was released digitally on 17 December 2010, as the follow-up to their debut single, "And Then We Dance". The song was written by Erika Nuri, Greg Ogan and Shridhar Solanki...
" (DJ KCB's Dutch Mix) – 4:40
Charts and certification
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
44 |
| ARIA Urban Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
13 |
Certification
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia | Gold |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 29 March 2011 | Digital download | Sony Music Australia |
| 8 April 2011 |