Something to Dance For
{{Short description|2012 single by Zendaya}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Something to Dance For}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Something to Dance For
| cover = Zendaya - Something To Dance For.jpg
| alt =
| type = Single
| artist = Zendaya
| album = Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance
| released = {{start date|2012|03|06}}
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| genre = Electropop
| length = 2:43
| label = Walt Disney
| prev_title = Watch Me
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Fashion Is My Kryptonite
| next_year = 2012
| writer =
- Jeannie Lurie
- Aris Archontis
- Chen Neeman
| producer =
- Jeannie Lurie
- Aris Archontis
- Chen Neeman
}}
"Something to Dance For" is a song sung by Zendaya for the soundtrack Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance. The song was written and produced by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman. It was released as a single on March 6, 2012.
Background
The song was composed by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman, known to form the same partnership to compose songs like "And The Crowd Goes" by Chris Brochu, for the soundtrack of Lemonade Mouth, "So Far, So Great" and "What to Do" by Demi Lovato for the album Here We Go Again and for the soundtrack Sonny with a Chance, "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez, for the soundtrack Shake It Up: Break It Down. On December 3, 2011, a video in low quality was planned for a future episode of Shake It Up for the 2012 season, began to spread through the internet, which brought a small preview of the song a little over a minute. On March 6, finally, the song was officially released as a single on iTunes.
Music video
The video was released on March 9, 2012. It was a mash-up video with "TTYLXOX". It starts with the girls' request for each other's song and then Zendaya starts to sing and dance with a group of people, then "TTYLXOX" plays with Bella Thorne dancing and singing with her group, and then finally the songs mash-up with both Zendaya and Thorne singing their songs and dancing together.{{cite web |title=Something To Dance For/TTYLXOX Mash Up (from "Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance") |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy7o_jNeoEw |website=youtube.com |access-date=9 March 2012}}
Track listings
- U.S. / Digital download
- "Something to Dance For" – 3:19
- U.S. / Mash-Up download
- "Something to Dance For / TTYLXOX – Mash Up" {{small|(with Bella Thorne)}}
Charts
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| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKbkHWf-nr4|title=Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100: March 31, 2012|work=Youtube|date=March 24, 2011}}
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Release history
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| scope="row"|United States |
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|Cy7o_jNeoEw|"Something To Dance For & TTYLXOX"}}
{{Shake It Up}}
{{Zendaya songs}}
Category:Walt Disney Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jeannie Lurie