"Something to Dance For" is a song sung by Zendaya for the soundtrack Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance. The song was written and produced by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman. It was released as a single on March 6, 2012.[1]
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| Single by Zendaya | ||||
| from the album Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2012[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Background
editThe song was composed by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman, known to form the same partnership to compose songs like "And The Crowd Goes" by Chris Brochu, for the soundtrack of Lemonade Mouth, "So Far, So Great" and "What to Do" by Demi Lovato for the album Here We Go Again and for the soundtrack Sonny with a Chance, "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez, for the soundtrack Shake It Up: Break It Down. On December 3, 2011, a video in low quality was planned for a future episode of Shake It Up for the 2012 season, began to spread through the internet, which brought a small preview of the song a little over a minute. On March 6, finally, the song was officially released as a single on iTunes.
Music video
editThe video was released on March 9, 2012. It was a mash-up video with "TTYLXOX". It starts with the girls' request for each other's song and then Zendaya starts to sing and dance with a group of people, then "TTYLXOX" plays with Bella Thorne dancing and singing with her group, and then finally the songs mash-up with both Zendaya and Thorne singing their songs and dancing together.[2]
Track listings
edit- U.S. / Digital download
- "Something to Dance For" – 3:19
- U.S. / Mash-Up download
- "Something to Dance For / TTYLXOX – Mash Up" (with Bella Thorne)
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[3] | 24 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States | March 6, 2012[1] | Digital download | Walt Disney |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Something to Dance For (From "Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance") - Single". iTunes. January 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ "Something To Dance For/TTYLXOX Mash Up (from "Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance")". youtube.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100: March 31, 2012". Youtube. March 24, 2011.