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Revision as of 12:19, 12 November 2023

"DJ Play a Christmas Song"
Single by Cher
from the album Christmas
ReleasedOctober 6, 2023
Genre
Length3:29
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
  • Lionel Crasta
Producer(s)Mark Taylor
Cher singles chronology
"Walls"
(2021) 		"DJ Play a Christmas Song"
(2023)

"DJ Play a Christmas Song" is a song by American singer and actress Cher, released as the lead single of her 2023 album Christmas. The song was digitally released on October 6, 2023 by Warner. It was produced by Mark Taylor, with lyrics written by Sarah Hudson, Jessie Saint John, Brett McLaughlin, James Abrahart, Mark Schick and Lionel Crasta.[1]

Promotion and performances

Cher debuted "DJ Play a Christmas Song" on October 3, 2023, at Silencio nightclub in Paris, performing at a private event hosted by Rabanne and H&M.[2]

Critical reception

The song received a positive review by Attitude's Jamie Tabberer, who gave the song four out of five stars, calling it a "cut-glass powerhouse pop-dance banger" [3]

Commercial performance

On October 21, 2023, the song entered the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart at number three,[4] becoming her highest-peaking song on that chart.[5] In the UK, the song entered at number 37 on the Singles Sales Chart and 34 on the Singles Downloads Chart.[6]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Christmas.[7]

  • Cher – lead vocals
  • Rita Campbell – background vocals
  • Ash Soan – drums
  • Adam Phillips – guitar
  • Mark Taylor – producer, keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Paul Meehan – keyboards, programming
  • Alex Arias – vocal engineer
  • Gabe Burch – vocal engineer
  • Peter Jensen – assistant vocal engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Sarah Hudson – songwriter
  • Jessie Saint John – songwriter
  • Brett McLaughlin – songwriter
  • James Abrahart – songwriter
  • Mark Schick – songwriter
  • Lionel Crasta – songwriter

Charts

Chart performance for "DJ Play a Christmas Song"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Germany Download (Official German Charts)[8] 35
UK Singles Downloads (Official Charts Company)[9] 34
UK Singles Sales (Official Charts Company)[6] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 22
US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[4] 3

References

  1. ^ Paul, Larisha (October 6, 2023). "Cher Is Making Requests on Holiday Single 'DJ Play a Christmas Song'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Bromley, Joe (October 3, 2023). "H&M announce Rabanne collaboration with blow-out Paris bash — and Cher". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Tabberer, Jamie (October 6, 2023). "Cher's 'DJ Play a Christmas Song' single review: 'A pop-dance banger that rejects festive cliches'". attitude. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Cher Chart History: Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (October 20, 2023). "Cher Scores The Biggest Hit Of Her Career On One Billboard Chart This Week". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "DJ Play a Christmas - Cher". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Christmas (CD liner notes). Cher. Warner Records. 2023. 093624851196.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Offizielle Download Charts Single (04.09.2023)". MTV Germany. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "DJ Play A Christmas Song - Cher". Official Charts. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Cher Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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