Dance (Ass)
2011 single by Big Sean
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::summary 2011 single by Big Sean ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dance (Ass) |
| cover | Bigsean-dance.png |
| border | yes |
| type | single |
| artist | Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj |
| album | Finally Famous |
| released | |
| recorded | 2011 |
| genre | |
| length | 3:17 (album version) |
| 3:40 (remix) | |
| label | |
| writer | |
| producer | Da Internz |
| chronology | Big Sean |
| prev_title | Lay It on Me |
| prev_year | 2011 |
| next_title | Mercy |
| next_year | 2012 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Nicki Minaj |
| type | Single |
| prev_title | Make Me Proud |
| prev_year | 2011 |
| title | Dance (Ass) |
| year | 2011 |
| next_title | Turn Me On |
| next_year | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = Dance (Ass) | cover = Bigsean-dance.png | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj | album = Finally Famous | released = | recorded = 2011 | studio = | genre = | length = 3:17 (album version) 3:40 (remix) | label = | writer = | producer = Da Internz | chronology = Big Sean | prev_title = Lay It on Me | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Mercy | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Nicki Minaj | type = Single | prev_title = Make Me Proud | prev_year = 2011 | title = Dance (Ass) | year = 2011 | next_title = Turn Me On | next_year = 2011 "Dance (Ass)", often stylized "Dance (A$$)", is a song by American rapper Big Sean, released as the third single from his debut studio album, Finally Famous (2011). It was added to urban radio formats on September 20, 2011 as the album's third official single. The official remix of the song features Nicki Minaj. It samples MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This", which in turn samples Rick James's single "Super Freak".
Critical reception
The Boston Globe said it is a "stale stripper anthem out of synch with what surrounds it. The production is heavy on vocal hooks, synths, and chattering beats, but the focus is Sean’s wit and insistent flow." The New York Times complimented the song's use of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" and further went on to say that the song "basically cribs its chorus (uncredited) from the oeuvre of DJ Assault, the Detroit ghettotech innovator. Nowhere does Big Sean sound more confident or hilarious." The A.V. Club gave a positive review of the track and called it freewheeling, fast-footed, and full of swagger. The Village Voice complimented Sean's performance on the track and said "he took his microphone and turned it into an extension of his phallus, waving it down there like a gleeful toddler as the track imbued new meaning to MC Hammer's signature phrase 'Hammer Time', released in 1990 to the artist Hammer Time."
Ology called it a positive minority in the album and complimented the "flow-flip" and "low bass tones" in the song. HipHopDX commented on the song and said that it "narrowly escapes formulaic territory by injecting enough personality, comedy and verbal gymnastics to ably complement Da Internz' pounding, dance-ready bassline." Complex did not favor the track and called it repetitive and minimalist compared to most of the other tracks on the album.
Music video
The music video of the song's remix version premiered on Vevo on November 1, 2011.
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Dance (Ass)""] | Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="Year-end chart performance for "Dance (Ass)""]
| Chart (2012) | Position | US Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) | US Rhythmic (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | |||||
| 20 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
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Certifications
Radio and release history
::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for "Dance (Ass)""]
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Version | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban | title=Mediabase Urban Adds | publisher=Mediabase | access-date=September 15, 2011}} | Urban contemporary | G.O.O.D. Music, Def Jam |
| October 18, 2011 | Remix version featuring Nicki Minaj | ||||
| October 24, 2011 | Digital download | ||||
| October 25, 2011 | Rhythmic radio | Album version | |||
| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723053722/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 | date=July 23, 2013 }}. FMQB. Retrieved on February 6, 2012. | Top 40/Mainstream radio | |||
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References
References
- [http://mypinkfriday.com/news/48101 Listen: Nicki Minaj remixes Big Sean's 'Dance (A$$)' : Nicki Minaj] {{Webarchive. link. (November 19, 2011 . Mypinkfriday.com (January 20, 2012). Retrieved on February 6, 2012.)
- "Big Sean ''Finally Famous''". [[The Boston Globe]].
- (27 June 2011). "New Music". [[The New York Times]].
- "Finally Famous". [[The A.V. Club]].
- "Big Sean Heads Into the Spotlight". [[The Village Voice]].
- "Album Review: 'Finally Famous: The Album' by Big Sean". Ology.
- "Finally Famous: The Album".
- "Album Preview: Big Sean "Finally Famous: The Album"".
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus Big Sean – Dance (A$$) Remix ft. Nicki Minaj] since then it has received over 42 million views. YouTube (November 1, 2011). Retrieved on February 6, 2012.
- "Best of 2012 - Hot 100 Songs".
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts".
- "Rap Songs - 2012 Year End Charts".
- "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012".
- "Mediabase Urban Adds". [[Mediabase]].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111025004024/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases October 18, 2011]. webcitation.org
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111028113029/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dance-a-$-remix-feat.-nicki/id473060288 Dance (A*$) [Remix] (feat. Nicki Minaj) – Single by Big Sean]. iTunes (October 24, 2011). Retrieved on February 6, 2012.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110930173855/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases October 25, 2011]. webcitation.org
- link. (July 23, 2013 . ''FMQB''. Retrieved on February 6, 2012.)
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