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"Lose Yourself to Dance"
Song

"Lose Yourself to Dance" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, featuring vocals from American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams. The song was written by Daft Punk, Williams, and American musician Nile Rodgers for Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories. It appears as the sixth track on the album.

The song was distributed to radio stations as the second single from the album on 13 August 2013, following the worldwide hit single "Get Lucky". Prior to this release, "Lose Yourself to Dance" charted in various countries, including France, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Composition

"Lose Yourself to Dance"
"Lose Yourself to Dance" features live drumming, as opposed to digital instruments.
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"Lose Yourself to Dance" is a disco and funk song in the key of B-flat minor with a tempo of 100 BPM.[1][2] Daft Punk expressed that the song was the result of a desire to create dance music with live drummers.[3][4] Thomas Bangalter elaborated that they wished to redefine dance music as "something lighter or something more [primal]", and that the song is meant to evoke the sense of being unified and connected on the dance floor.[5]

Pharrell Williams sings lead vocals on "Lose Yourself to Dance", with additional vocals being performed by Daft Punk using vocoders.[6] Williams stated that the song "makes me feel like walking down the street in the middle of the night in London and it's 1984, 1985. I don't hear '70s in that at all." He also believed that David Bowie could theoretically have sung the song.[5] Instrumentalists who perform on "Lose Yourself to Dance" include Nile Rodgers on rhythm guitar, Nathan East on bass guitar, and John "J.R." Robinson on drums.[7] Its "heavy beats" are said to resemble American rock singer Billy Squier's 1980 song "The Big Beat".[8] Jeremy Abbott of Mixmag felt that, "Big multi-layered claps and thrashing cymbals also play a big part in driving the song forward."[9]

Promotion

Pharrell Williams performed vocals for "Lose Yourself to Dance".

In the third episode of the promotional web series The Collaborators, Nile Rodgers performed a portion of "Lose Yourself to Dance", which was referred to only as "the song of the summer" by the interviewer.[10] The title was later revealed through Columbia Records's official Vine account as part of a video relaying a series of images.[11] A four-minute edit of the song was distributed to mainstream and rhythmic radio stations in the United States on 13 August 2013.[12][13] Rodgers stated that video footage had been shot for "Lose Yourself to Dance" at the same time that "Get Lucky" footage was being filmed.[14] The "Lose Yourself to Dance" trailer debuted at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and features Daft Punk, Rodgers and Williams, who also presented the award for "Best Female Video" at the ceremony.[15] A longer version of the video was released on Daft Punk's official Vevo channel on September 16, 2013.[16]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Random Access Memories liner notes.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 44
France (SNEP)[19] 31
Iceland (Tónlist)[20] 30
Italy (FIMI)[21] 44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 59
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 7
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[25] 16

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States 13 August 2013 Mainstream radio[12] Columbia Records
Rhythmic radio[13]
Italy 30 August 2013 Mainstream radio[26] Sony Music

References

  1. ^ Lachman, Ed (April 30, 2013). "Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators, Episode 6: Chilly Gonzales". The Creators Project. YouTube. Retrieved April 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ Dudman, Phil (30 April 2013). "Phil Dudman: Random Access Memories Review". Mixmag. London. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ Manouvere, Philippe (2013). "En couverture: Daft Punk". Rock & Folk (in French) (549). Paris: 74–81. Retrieved 10 August 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Ghosn, Joseph; Wicker, Olivier (18 April 2013). "Daft Punk Revient Avec Random Access Memories". Le Nouvel Observateur (in French). Paris. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b Polonsky, Sarah (2013). "Dancing with the Stars". Vibe (549). Retrieved 14 August 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Horton, Matthew (30 April 2013). "First Listen – Daft Punk, Random Access Memories". NME. London. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b Random Access Memories (liner notes). Columbia Records. 2013. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Decosimo, Nick (1 May 2013). "Album Review: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories". Mixmag. London. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  9. ^ Abbott, Jeremy (30 April 2013). "Jeremy Abbott: Random Access Memories Review". Mixmag. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ^ Lachman, Ed (April 11, 2013). "Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators, Episode 3: Nile Rodgers". The Creators Project. YouTube. Retrieved April 11, 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  11. ^ Minsker, Evan and Phillips, Amy (16 April 2013). "Daft Punk Reveal Random Access Memories Tracklist Via Vine Video". Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 16 April 2013. [...] The French robot duo have shared the album's tracklist via a Vine video which can be watched below. As previously reported, the album features collaborations with the Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Animal Collective's Panda Bear, Pharrell, Paul Williams, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Chilly Gonzales, DJ Falcon, and Todd Edwards.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  14. ^ Lachman, Ed (August 15, 2013). "Exclusive: Nile Rodgers On Shooting Videos For Daft Punk, Collaborating With David Guetta, Avicii". Vibe. vibe.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  15. ^ Daft Punk VMA Appearance: The Robots Finally Emerge. mtv.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.
  16. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF-kLy44Hls
  17. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Lose Yourself to Dance" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Lose Yourself to Dance" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Lose Yourself to Dance" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Netlistinn viku 22, 2013" (in Icelandic). Tónlist. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  21. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Lose Yourself to Dance". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  22. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Lose Yourself to Dance". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – Lose Yourself to Dance". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  24. ^ "Daft Punk Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  25. ^ "Daft Punk Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  26. ^ "Daft Punk – Lose yourself to dance (Sony)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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