Can't Stop Dancin' (Becky G song) explained

Can't Stop Dancin'
Cover:Becky g-cant stop dancin s.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Becky G
Recorded:2014
Prev Title:Shower
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Como Tú No Hay Dos
Next Year:2015

"Can't Stop Dancin" is a song by American singer Becky G. An accompanying music video was released onto Gomez's official Vevo account on December 3, 2014.[1] A remix by producer A.C. was released on February 12, 2015 followed by a remix featuring Colombian singer J Balvin, released on March 3.[2]

Background and release

"Can't Stop Dancin'" was released for retail via digital distribution, on November 4, 2014.[3] The lyric video for the song was also uploaded to YouTube and VEVO, on the same day of its release, with a cameo appearance by American singer Katy Perry, as it consists of behind-the-scenes footage of Gomez while she was the opening act for Perry's Prismatic World Tour.[4]

Composition

"Can't Stop Dancin'" is written in the key of G minor and rides a moderate half-time groove of 100 beats per minute. While the melody follows the sequence Gm - E♭ - B♭ as its chord progression, Gomez's vocals span from the low tone of F3 to the high tone of B♭4.[5]

Music video

The video was released on December 2, 2014 via VEVO,[6] being uploaded to YouTube the following day. The video has over 209 million views as of November 2023.

The visual sees Gomez arriving at a club with her friends and later doing a choreographed dance with two male dancers. These scenes are spliced with shots of her outside of several places, such as a house and some stairs. Gomez also performs the song in front of a light-cyan wall as well as inside a room with a bed, a chair, and a TV.

Commercial performance

"Can't Stop Dancin'" debuted at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 40 on the Billboard Pop Songs on the week dated for January 10, 2015. The song dropped out of the Billboard Hot 100 chart the next week. On the chart week dated for February 7, 2015, the song re-entered at number 95 and then peaked at number 88, becoming its succeeding week.

Charts

Chart (2014–15)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen radiolista)[7] 86
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade)[8] 1
Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 1
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 34
US (Monitor Latino)[11] 10

Notes and References

  1. Becky G - Can't Stop Dancin'. 3 December 2014. 3 May 2016. YouTube.
  2. Web site: Becky G estrena remix de 'Can't Stop Dancin' con el colombiano J Balvin. 4 March 2015. 4 March 2015.
  3. Web site: iTunes – Music – Can't Stop Dancin' – Single by Becky G. 4 November 2014. iTunes Store. Apple Inc. May 27, 2015.
  4. Web site: Becky G - Can't Stop Dancin' (Lyric). YouTube.com. 4 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Can't Stop Dancin' by Becky G - Digital Sheet Music. Musicnotes. May 2015. 8 May 2015.
  6. Web site: Can't Stop Dancin' - Becky G. 3 December 2014. 3 May 2016.
  7. Web site: IFPI - Becky G: Can't Stop Dancing.
  8. Web site: Tipparade - Week 6 (7 februari 2015) . 7 February 2016 . Dutch Top 40. Dutch.
  9. Web site: Veckans Heatseeker. Swedish Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2015. 15 January 2015.
  10. Pop Digital Songs - February 14, 2015. Billboard. 2015-02-16. 2016-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826213436/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2015-02-14/pop-digital-songs. dead.
  11. Web site: Charts monitorLATINO. 27 January 2015.