15 Facts About Lady Gaga’s ‘Just Dance’ As The Hit Turns 15
19.04.2023 - 13:07
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Fact #1“Just Dance” has been certified 11-times platinum by the RIAA – or diamond and then some. It is tied with “Bad Romance” as her most-certified single.Fact #2Gaga states she wrote “Just Dance” in only about 10 minutes.Fact #3“Just Dance” became Gaga’s first No.
1 single on the Hot 100 in January 2009. It had been released in August 2008.Fact #4When “Just Dance” finally rose from No.
2 to No. 1 on the Hot 100, Billboard noted that it had completed the longest trip from reaching the tally to the top spot in nearly a decade.Fact #5The song spent nearly five months on the Hot 100 before hitting No.
1.Fact #6“Just Dance” earned Gaga her first Grammy nomination. It was up for the Best Dance Recording trophy in 2009, but lost to Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007).”Fact #7When “Just Dance” climbed to No.
1 on the Hot 100, it replaced Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” atop the tally.Fact #8The song features vocals from both Colby O’Donis and Akon, though only the former is officially credited.Fact #9“Just Dance” was at one time considered for The Pussycat Dolls.Fact #10Thanks to his inclusion on “Just Dance,” Colby O’Donis earned two Grammy nominations–one for Best Dance Recording and then another as a featured artist on The Fame, which was up for Album of the Year the following ceremony.Fact #11Akon originally recorded a verse for the song and was supposed to be a credited featured artist, but Universal Music reportedly wouldn’t clear his vocals, so he didn’t end up on the finished single.Fact #12American radio stations initially wouldn’t play “Just Dance,” as it didn’t fit with the popular sounds and styles of the time. It was only after the track enjoyed commercial success
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