And Then We Dance
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox song
| name = And Then We Dance
| cover = Justice Crew AND THEN WE DANCE.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Justice Crew
| album =
| released = 27 August 2010
| recorded = 2010
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| genre = Electropop
| length = 3:00
| label = Sony Music
| writer = Darhyl Camper, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong, Jordan Suecof
| producer = Darhyl Camper, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong, Jordan Suecof (infinity)
| chronology = Justice Crew
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| next_title = Friday to Sunday
| next_year = 2010
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"And Then We Dance" is the debut single by season four winners of Australia's Got Talent, Justice Crew. It was written and produced by Darhyl Camper, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Jordan "Infinity" Suecof. The song was released digitally on 27 August 2010. "And Then We Dance" peaked at number 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). An accompanying music video was directed by Marc Furmie, and features Justice Crew performing several types of dance routines in an underground parking lot.
Background and release
On 12 August 2010, it was announced that Justice Crew had signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/08/justice-crew-sign-to-sony.html |title=Justice Crew sign to Sony |publisher=TV Tonight |date=12 August 2010 |accessdate=29 December 2010}} Emmanuel Rodriguez, a member of the group said: "Sony asked if any of us could sing and we showed them what we could do. A week later, we were in the recording studio."{{cite web|last=McCabe |first=Kathy |title=Justice Crew hoping to hip hop up charts |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=News Limited |date=17 August 2010
|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/justice-crew-hoping-to-hip-hop-up-charts/story-e6frewz0-1225906093496 |accessdate=29 December 2010}} "And Then We Dance" was written and produced by Darhyl Camper, Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Jordan Seucof.{{cite web|url=http://www.qobuz.com/album/and-then-we-dance-justice-crew/0884977737950 |title=And Then We Dance
Chart performance
On 13 September 2010, "And Then We Dance" debuted at number 46 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and peaked at number 26 on 11 October.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Justice+Crew&titel=And+Then+We+Dance&cat=s |title=Justice Crew – And Then We Dance |publisher=ARIA Charts. Hung Medien |accessdate=14 September 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101014222929/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Justice+Crew&titel=And+Then+We+Dance&cat=s| archivedate= 14 October 2010 | url-status= live}} The song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for selling 70,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=30 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515024609/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm |archivedate=15 May 2011}}
Music video and live performances
The music video for the song was directed by Marc Furmie and was filmed in a parking lot near the Acer Arena in Sydney. The video premiered online on 27 August 2010.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vll2xPjGg18 |title=Justice Crew – And Then We Dance |via=YouTube |accessdate=14 September 2010}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} Throughout the video, it shows Justice Crew in an underground parking lot performing several types of dance routines, including b-boying and krumping, as well as backflips. During most scenes in the video, they are seen dressed in the colours of maroon, white and navy blue.
In August 2010, Justice Crew performed "And Then We Dance" on Sunrise.{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/play/-/7954418/justice-crew/ |title=Sunrise Videos |publisher=Sunrise. Yahoo!7 |accessdate=29 December 2010}} They also held an instore performance of the song at the Sanity music store in Westfield Hurstville on 7 September .{{cite web|url=http://www.justicecrew.com/newsEvents/home.do |title=Justice Crew Official Site – News |publisher=JusticeCrew.com |accessdate=29 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115125225/http://www.justicecrew.com/newsEvents/home.do |archivedate=15 November 2010 |url-status=dead }} On 27 September, Justice Crew performed the song on The X Factor (Australia),{{Cite news|last=Sharp |first=Annette |author2= Christie, Joel|author3= Casey, Marcus|author4= Harris, Amy |title=Justice Crew branch in to music |work=The Daily Telegraph |publisher=News Limited |date=27 September 2010 |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/justice-crew-branch-in-to-music/story-e6frewz0-1225929701549 |accessdate=29 December 2010}} and at the 2010 NRL Grand Final on 3 October.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/you-am-i-justice-crew-jessica-mauboy-for-nrl-grand-final.html |title=You Am I, Justice Crew, Jessica Mauboy for NRL Grand Final |publisher=TV Tonight |accessdate=29 December 2010 |date=29 September 2010}} Justice Crew held more instore performances of "And Then We Dance" at the Richmond Records store in Windsor, New South Wales on 16 October, and at Westfield Liverpool on 28 October 2010.{{cite news|last=Grogan |first=Zilka |title=Justice Crew performing at Westfield Liverpool tonight |work=Liverpool Leader |publisher=News Limited |date=28 October 2010 |url=http://liverpool-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/give-up-your-day-job-youve-made-it/ |accessdate=29 December 2010}}
Track listing
Personnel
- Tom Coyne – mastering engineer
- Justice Crew – vocals
- Damien Lewis – mastering engineer
- Darhyl Camper – production, writing
- Nicholas "RAS" Furlong – production, writing
- Phil Tan – mixing engineer
- Jordan"Infinity"Suecof – production, writing
Charts and certification
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References
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Category:Sony Music Australia singles
Category:Songs written by Infinity (producer)