World Dance
{{short description|2023 promotional single by Ai featuring Chanmina}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = World Dance
| type = promo
| artist = Ai featuring Chanmina
| album = Respect All
| language = {{hlist|Japanese|English}}
| released = {{Start date|2023|8|16}}
| studio = St'em Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
| genre = Dance-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=41}}
| label = EMI
| writer = * Ai Carina Uemura
- Mina Otomonai
- Yaffle
| producer = Yaffle
}}
"World Dance" (stylized in all upper case lettering) is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring South Korean-Japanese singer and rapper Chanmina. Produced by Yaffle, the song was released on August 16, 2023, by EMI Records as a promotional single from Ai's thirteenth studio album, Respect All.
Background and release
In June 2023, Ai announced her thirteenth studio album, Respect All.{{Cite web |title=AI｜ニューアルバム『RESPECT ALL』8月23日発売 |trans-title=AI {{!}} New album Respect All to be released on August 23 |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2023/06/12/0705 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Tower Records Japan}} Five of the ten tracks were originally announced.{{Cite web |date=June 9, 2023 |title=AIニューアルバム発売、初回限定盤付属DVD/BDに「DREAM TOUR」最終公演の模様収録 |trans-title=AI new album to be released, DVD/Blu-Ray disc included with the limited edition includes final performance of "DREAM TOUR" |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/528072 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Music Natalie |language=ja}} Within the next month, Chanmina's management staff announced she would be featured on a song with Ai.{{Cite web |title=8.23(水) AI「WORLD DANCE feat.ちゃんみな」、アルバム『RESPECT ALL』収録決定 |trans-title=8.23 (Wed) AI "World Dance" featuring Chanmina will be included on the album Respect All |url=https://chanmina.com/news/detail/619 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Chanmina Staff |language=ja}} Japanese music news outlets later reported the collaboration on July 19.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=AIとちゃんみな、Yaffleがコラボレーション |trans-title=AI and Chanmina collaborate with Yaffle |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000237194 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Barks |language=ja}}{{Cite news |date=July 19, 2023 |title=AI×ちゃんみなコラボ曲「WORLD DANCE」誕生、ニューアルバム『RESPECT ALL』に収録 |trans-title=AI and Chanmina collaboration song "World Dance" is born, included in new album Respect All |work=Billboard Japan |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/127774/2 |access-date=September 10, 2023}}
Ai began teasing snippets of "World Dance" on social media on August 14. The song later was released as a promotional single on August 16.
In an interview with Barks regarding the release of Respect All, Ai revealed she had met Chanmina a few times at events, but "never had a detailed conversation with her."{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=【インタビュー】AI、アルバム『RESPECT ALL』にあなたへ届けたいメッセージ「もっと分かり合えたら」 |trans-title=(Interview) AI, the message she wants to send on her album Respect All "If only we could understand each other more" |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000238761 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=BARKS |language=ja}} Ai eventually would ask her to record a song together, to which Chanmina agreed to. Ai recorded her vocals with Yaffle, who produced the song, while Chanmina recorded her vocals separately by Jigg.
Music and lyrics
Barks described "World Dance" as a "truly diverse" and "danceable track". The First Take described the song as a "heart-touching dance number with life sized realism [lyrics]."{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2023 |title=AI、新曲「WORLD DANCE」でちゃんみなと初コラボ決定（THE FIRST TIMES） |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/98d8406bbf23e061c11c8612bf876e5605c3bf06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910041550/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/98d8406bbf23e061c11c8612bf876e5605c3bf06 |archive-date=September 10, 2023 |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=Yahoo! News |language=ja}} Lyrically, the song is about "moving forward" and "dancing together".
Promotion
On the same day "World Dance" was released, Universal Music Japan held a pre-order campaign via iTunes where 10 randomly selected people would receive signed merchandise from Ai's upcoming concert tour, the Respect All Tour.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=AI『RESPECT ALL』iTunesプレオーダーキャンペーン開催！ |trans-title=AI "RESPECT ALL" iTunes pre-order campaign held! |url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/news/2023-08-15/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Universal Music Japan |language=ja}}
Live performances
Ai performed a solo version of "World Dance" during her studio live broadcast on YouTube the same day Respect All was released.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=AIニューアルバム『RESPECT ALL』のリリースを記念してStudio Liveの配信が決定！ - モデルプレス |trans-title=Studio Live will be distributed to commemorate the release of AI's new album "RESPECT ALL"! |url=https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/3911267 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Model Press |language=ja}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and album's liner notes.Respect All (CD+Blu-ray). Ai. EMI Records/Universal/Def Jam Recordings. 2023. UPCH-29461.{{Cite web |title=Credits / Respect All |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/311065826/credits |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=Tidal}}
- Ai Carina Uemura – vocals
- Mina Otomonai – vocals
- Yaffle – arrangement
- Jigg – vocal recording (Chanmina)
- Andrew Baldwin – mastering
- Masahito Komori – mixing
Release history
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| August 16, 2023 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
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