Dance Again - Wikipedia"Dance Again" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her first greatest hits album, Dance Again.. Hits (2. 01. 2). It features guest vocals from American rapper Pitbull. The song was written by Enrique Iglesias, Bilal "The Chef", AJ Junior, Pitbull and Red. One, who also produced the song. At the time of the song's production, Lopez was unsure whether or not the song is the lead single from a greatest hits album, or a new studio album."Dance Again", an uptempo dance- pop song, features Lopez singing about wanting to dance and love, and it contains several sexual innuendos.

"Dance Again" is an uptempo dance-pop song, with a length of three minutes and fifty-seven seconds (3:57). It was written by Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, The Chef, Enrique.

Lopez credits the song as her anthem and metaphor, which stood for her surviving a rough divorce.[1] It marks the third time that Lopez and Pitbull collaborated on a song; the previous songs being the promotional single "Fresh Out the Oven" (2. On the Floor" (2. Following its release, it charted within the top ten of several international charts including Canada, Brazil and Spain. It also peaked at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 1. Critics were divided over "Dance Again", with many comparing it to "On the Floor".

An accompanying music video was directed by long- time collaborator Paul Hunter and choreographed by Frank Gatson, Jr. The video premiered during an episode of American Idol on April 5, 2. Lopez is a judge. Her boyfriend Casper Smart appears in the video. Though the clip was welcomed with positive reviews, several critics noted that the video's content wasn't suitable for a premiere on the family- friendly.

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American Idol, with some even criticizing Lopez for debuting the video on the television show. On July 3. 1, 2. 01.

MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography.[2]Dance Again marks as Lopez and Iglesias' 3rd collaboration, in lined with the unreleased Enrique Iglesias song entitled "Mouth To Mouth" and a song entitled "Physical" from Iglesias' Sex and Love album in 2. Both of the songs features the vocals of Lopez. Background[edit]After experiencing a decrease in her commercial success with her fifth and six studio albums, Como Ama una Mujer and Brave (both 2. Louboutins" (2. 00. Lopez left Epic Records in February 2.

Love?, under a new label.[3] Her departure from the label temporarily halted production on the album, however upon signing a new contract with Island Records, recording resumed on the album.[4] "On the Floor", her first single with the label, was released in February 2. The song topped the charts across the globe, becoming one of the most successful singles of the year.[5] Following the release of "On the Floor", Love?

I'm Into You" and "Papi", both of which topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Love? itself was a moderate commercial success and was viewed as a humble comeback from Lopez, as many had considered her recording career over.[6]It was announced in November that Lopez was working on new material for her first greatest hits album.[7][8][9] The following month, Lopez revealed that she had been playing some of her new music for L. A. Reid, who signed her to Island Records and left the label to become the CEO and chairman of Epic Records.[1. This led further speculation that Lopez had moved back to Epic Records, which was first reported in July.[1. The reports were later confirmed untrue; Lopez was back with Epic Records as she had owed the label one final album to end her contract, despite previously announcing that she had fulfilled her contract with them.[1.

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Writing and production[edit]"Dance Again" was written by Red. One, Enrique Iglesias, Bilal "The Chef", AJ Junior and Pitbull.[1.

After hearing a demo version of the track, she begged Iglesias to let her record the song, telling him that it was "her song".[1][1. Lopez, who was going through a divorce with Marc Anthony and the "breakup of a family", felt as if the song had come to her at the "perfect moment".[1][1. According to Lopez, the period was devastating because family is very important to her.[1] Lopez revealed: "I had to turn that into something better"; she thought: "I don't want to just survive it, I want to come out better than that." Lopez didn't want to be "the woman who stayed in bed for months".[1] "I knew I had to get through it. I'd dance every day, I'd work out, I'd say a little prayer and I still wouldn't feel any better. Then I'd go to bed and get up the next day and do it all again. It was a process, and it very gradually got a little easier ..

I had to do it for my kids. I had to get through it for them."[1] She re- wrote parts of the verses to better relate to her experiences.[1. The song "helped lift her out of the darkness" and gave her hope again.[1] Looking back on the song in December 2. Lopez stated that: "'Dance Again' became my anthem ..

I needed to do at that time in my life and for what I was taking on with [my career]. It was a beautiful metaphor that became my reality."[1]Lopez's vocals for "Dance Again" were arranged by Red. One and produced by Kuk Harrell. They were recorded at Pinky's Palace. Pitbull's vocals were recorded by Al Burna at Al Burna Studios, Miami, Florida.

Chris "Tek" O'Ryan and Trevor Muzzy handled audio engineering of the song, with assistance from Anthony Falcone and Peter Mack. O'Ryan and Trevor Muzzy were in charge of vocal editing.

All instruments in the song were played and programmed by Red. One, who also produced the song.

The song was later mixed by Trevor Muzzy.[1. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Lopez revealed that she loved being able to collaborate with Red. One and Pitbull again. She stated: "We had a great chemistry the last time, and it was like 'We're going to have to do something again.' And this was the perfect song. I love the message of the song.

That when something bad happens, your life is not over. You have to get up. You're gonna live. You're gonna to be okay. You're gonna dance again."[1. Release and artwork[edit]Lopez announced on March 2, 2.

On March 1. 5 it was revealed during an episode of American Idol that the song would be released on March 3. On March 2. 6, a snippet of the song was made available online by WHYI- FM.[1. Two days later, a one- minute snippet of the song appeared online.[2. Dance Again" made its world premiere on March 3. Ryan Seacrest's radio show On- Air with Ryan Seacrest.[2. A lyric video was released on You.

Tube the same day and the song was officially sent to mainstream radio in the United States on April 3, 2. On March 2. 7, Lopez posted a quarter of the single's official artwork through a puzzle piece; if 1. Facebook, a new piece of the puzzle (artwork) would be unlocked.[2. The three puzzle pieces were revealed, and Lopez posted the entire artwork on her website on March 2. Watch Born In China Full Movie. It featured her entangled with a group of half- naked men, wearing black masks on their eyes, and Lopez wearing a black top with a necklace and stockings.[2.

Lopez has stated that she doesn't know if "Dance Again" would be the lead single from a greatest hits album or her eighth studio album.[1. It was later decided to make it the lead single from her greatest hits album, Dance Again.. Hits.[2. 6][2. 7]Composition[edit]A 2. Lopez singing the pre- chorus before following to the chorus, where she states, "I wanna dance and love and dance again."[2. Problems playing this file? See media help."Dance Again" is an uptempo dance- pop song, with a length of three minutes and fifty- seven seconds (3: 5.

It was written by Nadir "Red. One" Khayat, The Chef, Enrique Iglesias, Achraff Janussi and Armando "Pitbull" Perez, who is also featured on the song.[3. During an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Lopez stated that the song was nearly complete when she heard it and that she only changed minor details, but kept the message of the song the same.[1. The electro beat begins, and the song kicks off with Pitbull's brief rap introduction.[3. The beat of the song shifts from upbeat pings and claps to a bass backdrop as Lopez takes over the vocals.[3.

The first verse begins with Lopez singing, "Nobody knows what I'm feeling inside.

Monster (Kanye West song) - Wikipedia"Monster" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West, released as the third single from his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2. The track features rappers Jay- Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and singer Justin Vernon of indie folk group Bon Iver. All five credited performers have writing credits on the posse cut, with the production handled by West and Mike Dean. Watch Funny Girl HIGH Quality Definitons on this page.

Lyrically, the song expresses often disturbing, horror film influenced concepts, with some comparing the track's eerie aesthetic to the Michael Jackson song "Thriller". The song contains an atmospheric, drum- heavy composition, notable for featuring no samples. Originally released through West's GOOD Friday initiative, a weekly free music giveaway started by the rapper to promote My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the song was later confirmed to be featured on the album, and was released as a digital download on October 2. The song was listed amongst the best tracks of 2.

NME placing it at number 5. Best Tracks of the Past 1. Years". The song debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 1. The track was promoted with a music video directed by Jake Nava. The music video had several references to horror films and featured extensive horror imagery, with zombies, decapitated corpses and heavily atmospheric cinematography.

The music video was widely controversial, being banned from MTV. The video has been criticized for its portrayal of women, and the content of the video was described as weird and disturbing in nature. Background[edit]To promote his upcoming fifth album, West launched GOOD Fridays, a weekly free music giveaway.[1] The intention was to release a free new song every Friday for a few months, and the weekly tracks generally featured various rappers from his label, GOOD Music, and other artists he usually collaborated with.[1] In the first week West released onto his website a remix of the album's first single, "Power", and "Monster" was released on the second week.[2][3] The song was promptly removed from his website and replaced with another track, with "Monster" being uploaded as a digital single onto i.

Tunes.[2] West announced that "Monster" was actually intended for his collaborative album Watch the Throne with Jay- Z.[2][3][4] West's announcement failed to surface however, and the song actually appeared on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and was released as the album's third single.[2]Recording[edit]Following some media controversies, West chose to record his fifth studio My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in a reclusive manner in Oahu, Hawaii.[2][5] Like the majority of the album, "Monster" was composed there.[6] Rapper Rick Ross was invited to Hawaii to work with West, because West was set to produce the song "Live Fast, Die Young", which appeared on Teflon Don, an album by Ross.[7] While Ross was there with West in his recording studio, he actually walked in on West while recording another song.[8] Ross was not initially intended to be featured on West's album, however Ross was so impressed with what he heard he decided to record a quick, though short verse.[8]Ross had the concept of the song explained to him by West, which according to Ross, blew him away in presentation.[8] West was so impressed by Ross that he invited him back to his studio during the final stages of the album, where he also appeared on "Devil in a New Dress".[7] While Ross was there, both Jay- Z and Minaj were recording their verses.[8] Ross expressed his admiration for Minaj, who impressed him during the recording.[8] He stated that what he had observed had earned him respect for Minaj, who called the recording process a "moment of history".[8]Rap artists Rick Ross (left) and Nicki Minaj (right) are both featured on the song. Ross was impressed with the song's concept and asked if he could deliver the intro.

Minaj appeared on the song due in part to her admiration of Jay- Z. Ross expressed admiration for Minaj, and praised her lyricism. Minaj expressed excitement when approached to collaborate on the song, and she had contributed 3. Her main inspiration behind working on the track was the possibility of meeting Jay- Z, with whom she was obsessed since a young age.[1.

According to her, she literally couldn't have a conversation without quoting a line by him, and it was a dream come true to collaborate with the artist.[1. Minaj had recorded her lines around four months before the lyrics finally appeared on the song.[9] Minaj described both Jay- Z and West as "icons", and stated that she was blessed to be working with them.[9] In an interview with Rap- Up, Minaj mused "never in a billion years would've thought that I would've not only been on a song with one of them but both them".[9]Justin Vernon's involvement on the song stemmed from being approached by West directly.[1. West first got into contact with Vernon when he directly phoned him, with the intention of sampling his song "Woods".[1. The two talked on the phone for about 4. West explained some of the concepts for the project, and invited him down to his studio in Hawaii.[1. West is a big admirer of Bon Iver's album For Emma, Forever Ago, and was impressed with Vernon's unique use of auto- tune.

The two artists became friends while playing games of basketball together, and West introduced him to Jeff Bhasker, one of his main producers.[4][1. Vernon was sampled on another song from the album, "Lost in the World" and appears on vocals on "Monster".[1. While there during recording sessions, he had reportedly recorded 1. He watched Minaj record her verse, and he too, expressed admiration for Minaj's performance on the song, however he noted that initially he had no idea who she was.[1. Vernon described the process as highly artistic, stating that the fourteen- hour day recording schedule allowed for a lot of fun and creativity.[1. West, talking about recording the song with Vernon, stated that he was "similar to me, where he just does shit just so people would be like, 'Oh shit, how did you do that? How did that happen?' He's just a really cool guy to be around."[4]Composition[edit]A 3.

Monster" which features the closing lines of Kanye's verse and the beginning of the chorus. The production has been described as unnerving, with several tonal shifts in frequency. Problems playing this file? See media help. Considered a horrorcore song,[1. Monster" has been described as brooding, disturbing, creepy and the "weirdest A- list event- rap posse cut in recent memory."[1. The song begins with an ominous, distorted vocal roar, sung by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, with Vernon declaring "I shoot the lights out", which sets up the dark atmosphere of the track.[2][1.

The intro of the song is followed by a brief verse given by Ross, delivered in the rapping style of boom bap.[2] In a deep voice, Ross asserts the lines "bitch, I'm a monster, no good bloodsucker, fat motherfucker, now look who's in trouble," over the eerie production featured during the beginning.[1. Following the introduction by Ross, West then provides the song's hook, singing "everybody know / I'm a motherfuckin' monster" in a heavily distorted manner.[1. West then launches into a full verse.[1. Watch The Greatest Show On Earth Online Facebook. Chicago Sun- Times writer Thomas Conner stated that West rhyming "esophagus" with "sarcophagus" was surely a hip- hop first.[1.

Jay- Z appears on the song after West's verse, and raps in a more forceful, sinister flow.[1. During his verse, Jay- Z references several different horror characters, including the Sasquatch, Godzilla, King Kong, the Loch Ness Monster, goblins, ghouls and zombies.[1. Lyrically Jay- Z discusses his discontent at former associates, and concludes his verse by admitting that his achilles' heel is "love".[1. Minaj is the final rapper to appear on the song, who delivers her lines in an urgent, energetic manner.[1. Minaj's delivery has been described as surreal, changing delivery in mid- line.[1.