"Just Dance" is the lead single from Lady GaGa's debut album The Fame. The track entered Billboard's hot 100 on August 16, 2008 and reached number on January 10, 2009.http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LADY|GAGA&sql=11:hcfixzr5ldse~T51 The single features Colby O'Donis and Akon as backup vocalists and was produced by RedOne, who has worked with artists Akon, MJ, Shakira and Kat DeLuna. According to Nielson Sound Scan, the single has sold over 4.4 million copies.http://www.billboard.com/#/features/lady-gaga-the-billboard-cover-story-1004001347.story?page=1
The tune solidly falls into the genre of electropop / dance-pop. Lady GaGa wrote the song along with her co-writers, RedOne and Akon. She chose lablemate Colby O’Donis to provide a short one-verse duet, with Akon providing the backing vocals during O’Donis' verse and afterward for a few bars.http://www.last.fm/music/Lady+GaGa/_/Just+Dance
Appealing to a wide audience with relatable lyrics, the song is about a girl who is so drunk that she can not remember the name of the nightclub where she is partying with friends.http://www.last.fm/music/Lady+GaGa/_/Just+Dance
In 2008, “Just Dance” was in the movie Make it Happen, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who was in Live Free or Die Hard with Bruce Willis, and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse.
in a June 1, 2010 interview on Larry King Live, Lady GaGa talked about a quote from a previous interview where she had stated that the song "Just Dance" had saved her life. She said that she meant that in the literal sense. She referred to the times in her career prior to this song when she had been rejected and told no so many times. She said she felt like this one song was her 'Eureka moment," the moment and the song that saved both her and her career.
Regarding her interesting past, Lady GaGa has this to say. “I have a strong sense of my own sexuality. I love the naked human body and I have huge body confidence. I was working in strip clubs when I was 18. I come from a wealthy Italian family, went to a good school. Girls from my background weren’t meant to turn into someone like me.”http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2009/03/15/lady-gaga-talks-about-her-stripper-background-and-drug-usage
Lady GaGa is the stage name for Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was raised in Yonkers, New York where she studied music and piano at a young age. In her early 20s, she developed her songwriting and performance style that is now recognized world-wide.http://www.billboard.com/#/features/lady-gaga-the-billboard-cover-story-1004001347.story?page=1 She studied art history at New York University and is known for her interesting fashion displays.http://www.billboard.com/#/features/lady-gaga-the-billboard-cover-story-1004001347.story?page=3
The lyrics of “Just Dance” describe many people’s experiences with a night on the town that gets a bit out of control. Here’s an excerpt. “I've had a little bit too much, all of the people start to rush. Can't find my drink or man. Where are my keys, I lost my phone. What's the name of this club? I can't remember but it's alright. Just dance.”
