Dancing Crazy
"Dancing Crazy" is a song by American singer Miranda Cosgrove from her second extended play High Maintenance (2011). It was released as the lead single from the extended play on December 21, 2010, by Columbia Records. The song was written by Shellback, Max Martin, and Avril Lavigne, whilst production was helmed by Martin and Shellback. According to Cosgrove, the song is about friendship and having fun.
"Dancing Crazy"
December 21, 2010
3:40
- Max Martin
- Shellback
The song was met with mixed reviews from critics. In the United States, the single peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 100.[1] It was moderately successful in some countries, such as Slovakia, where it peaked at number seventeen.[2] The song's music video debuted on February 13[3] and features Cosgrove and her friends sneaking out and going to a party that is taking place on a high school football field.
Background[edit]
In October 2010, Cosgrove announced new tour dates for the Sparks Fly Tour which was later renamed to the Dancing Crazy Tour. "Dancing Crazy" was released for digital download on December 21, 2010.[4]
"Dancing Crazy" was written by Avril Lavigne, Max Martin, and Shellback, and produced by the latter two.
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
The song was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Idolator said of the song "Poppy! Fun! Kinda 80s Bananarama-ish! The "You! Me! In the spotlight!" bit in particular sounds like "Girlfriend"-esque Avril, not to mention the low-key guitar on the bridge. We're guessing this tune didn't make the cut of Lavigne's upcoming album Goodbye Lullaby and Miranda snatched up her scraps. Still, even as leftovers, it's a pretty tasty track and much like she did with Kesha's 'Disgusting', Miranda can pull it off."[7] Common Sense Media gave the song 3 out of 5 stars, saying, "Ultimately, it's hard to tell this song apart from the sea of similar-sounding tunes out there, making it a fairly forgettable track overall."
Commercial performance[edit]
In the US, the song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 100. It peaked at number thirty-six on the Pop Songs chart and on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart at number twenty-one.[1] In Slovakia, it debuted and peaked at number seventeen on the official Hot 100 singles chart.[2]
Live performances[edit]
The song was first performed live on the Dancing Crazy Tour, which kicked off in January 2011.[8][9] The song is the fourteenth and final track to be performed on the tour.[10] The song was performed live on the March 9th, 2011 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[11] As Cosgrove started to sing the final chorus of the song, Greyson Chance, who had opened up for her on her Dancing Crazy Tour, came out onto the stage to sing with her.[12][13] On March 15, the day of the EP's release, Cosgrove performed at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, California.[14] During the Dancing Crazy Summer Tour, Cosgrove performed the song with Chance.
Credits and personnel are adapted from the High Maintenance extended play liner notes.[19]