Title: Dancing Shoes
Length: 4.25
Genre(s): Trap, Electro-R&B
Label: Titanic Records
Written By: Layla Raine
Produced By: Will.Rocca, André Andrews'Dancing Shoes, is the brand new single by Amy-Jayne, the song itself was written by Layla Raine, the song is about going out to party and boasting about your dance moves, the song was produced by Amy's fianceé Will Rocca along with there good friend AAndré Andrews, the song has a total lengh of four minutes and twenty-five seconds, the song will be released by Titanic Records on August 18th, this song now also serves as the first single from Amy's second album 'Cosmic Love', after previous release 'Glow' was scrapped.
The song has two main genes, Electo-R&B and Trap, two styles that Amy has never done before, Electo-R&B, is incorporated though the distorted vocals that are heard throughout the song, Trap is incorporated through the beat of the song.
The song starts with a electronic intro before a drum beat comes in as Amy begins to sing the first verse of the song, she sings with a very sutle and light tone to her voice which is a tone we haven't heard in a while from Amy, after she finishes the first verse the beat changes to a more sutle and light sound as Amy then begins to sing the second verse of the song,she sings this verse with more fire and pasion in her vocals something were used to seeing from Amy, as she continues to sing this verse the beat behind her changes again to a slightly heavier more aggressive Trap beat, Amy then begins the first bridge of the song by showing of her rapping ability by rapping in a swith and fast manner, after Amy stops rapping the beat again slows down and returns to the almost hand clap like beat as Amy begins to sing the first chorus of the song, she sings the chorus with the light and soft tone that she used in the first verse of the song, as she is singing the first chorus the beat occasionally picks up and dies down while she is singing, after Amy finishes the chorus the beat again picks up slightly becoming aggressive as she begins to sing the third verse of the song Amy sings this verse with a lot more aggression than she did in the first two verses, in this verse Amy also adds a few extraspecial vocal tricks to add to the sound of the music, after Amy finishes the third verse she heads straight into the bridge again rapping with the same swift and fast pace as she did in the first bridge but this time her rapping had far more aggression and oower behind it as she was rapping the bridge the beat behind her changes to a more quick and fast drum beat as she continues to rap, after Amy finishes her rap, the beat again dies down as she begins to sing the second chorus of the song,Amy sing s this chorus with a lot of softness rather than the aggressive tones of the previous verse amd bridge this bringing the song back to acalmer pace, in this chorus Amy again adds in show adlibes and vocal trills to show of her vocal ability, after she finishes singing the second chorus everything goes silent for afew sconds before the aggressive beat drops back in again and Amy starts to rap the bridge again, rapping with a lot of aggression to her tone, after she ends the unexpected bridge the beat once agaon dies down but soon picks up again as Amy begins to sing the chorus one final time again singing it with a lot of aggression in her vocals, after Amy stops singing the beat plays out for twenty seconds before the song ends.
The music video for the song was filmed originally months ago but has since been filmed again, the new video is much simpler than the original video and has a lower budget, the video consists of three scenes one has Amy standing in front of a garage dooranother scene were she is a dance studio with a group of dancers were they so off a full dance routine and the last scene consists of Amy and three female dancers performing more of the dance routine.
Upon its release, "Dancing Shoes" received critical acclaim from music critics. Many of them praised the song's radio appeal in contrast with some of Amy's passed music and hailed it as single worthy. Mike Wass of the website Idolator described it as a "radio-ready anthem which is impossible to beat". Vanity Fair writer Michelle Collins described it as "the most upbeat and catchiest song of the lot". Ryan Dennehy from the website AbsolutePunk opined that "Dancing Shoes" was a guaranteed, triumphant hit.. Andrew Hampp and Erika Ramirez of Billboard magazine described "Dancing Shoes" as "magical" further calling it the most radio-friendly song with its traditional pop structure. Peter Tabakis from the website Pretty Much Amazing listed the "magnificent power tune" as one of the "potential chart-toppers" of the upcoming album. Michael Cragg of The Guardian called the track a "joyous, echo-laden heart burst," and an immediate choice for a single. Rob Harvilla from Spin found "monster-single potential" in "Dancing Shoes". Marc Hogan of the same publication described the song as a potential radio hit "that looms largest" from the anything that's out right now. He further went on to praise its "grandly swaying hook". Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork Media praised the song's "big, boundary-obliterating" pop appeal and hailed it as a blockbuster and hit. She went on to praise the singer's vocal performance in the song concluding "all of the flawlessness here is brilliantly undercut by that gravelly croak". The song's pop and sing-along sound and production received praise by critics. Greg Kot from the Chicago Tribune described the song's production as "predictable" and opined that the audience sing-along chorus sounded like it was created specifically for being performed during an arena encore. Similarly, Nathan S. of the website DJ Booth wrote that the song was suitable for "ecstatic" fans to sing along without efforts during a stadium concert: "This is the kind of chorus that's going to be sung at full force in traffic jams for months to come, and while Dancing Shoes may be relatively more subdued, that call and response is destined to be a monster when performed live, right down to the way her voice shows a little wear, just like it would at the end of a show." Jody Rosen writing for Vulture found a "cavernous widescreen" anthemic pop sound in the song further saying that its chorus sounded like it was specifically made for an Olympics opening ceremony. Carrie Battan of Pitchfork described the song as a "stadium-filling" one and classified it as one of Amy's "decorous moments". Joe Lynch from Fuse described "Dancing Shoes" as the "most uplifting" pop song of this year so far". He praised the electronic flourishes, saying that they managed to "keep the music from veering into banal territory" and concluded that the song has a "quirky" sound previously unheard on other material by Amy-Jayne. Many critics considered "Dancing Shoes" to be a highlight in Amy's career. Drowned in Sound's Robert Leedham opined in his review of the song, "Most glorious of all is 'Dancing Shoes' a supermassive, dumbstruck ode to being dancingand caring about fuck all else. It's the one track that's linear enough to withstand a drunken singalong." Lavanya Ramanthatan of The Washington Post described the song as a "swelling anthem" and one of the highlights of 2014 so far Caitlin White from the website The 405, hailed "Dancing Shoes" as "the as the singers crowning track... it feels like even more of a triumph". Philip Cosores from Paste magazine noted that the song is "probably the best of her career". Jordan Sargent from Complex magazine described "Dancing Shpes" as the "newest dance song" out. However, a more mixed review came from Claire Lobenfeld of the same publication who felt that it was the only skippable track of the album due to its "mawkish" feel. Similarly, Chris Kelly of Fact magazine wrote that the song "reeks of Will.Rocca's paint-by-number hitmaking".
LyricsLet my hair down for the night, yeah
The smell of sex is in the air
I won't, be worrying about him
I see, my newest fixation
Don't be scared, heard you talking like the big boys
Come show me, what it is that you're good for
Body's yearning for an equal on the dancefloor
No you can't, no you can't try to ignore
Put your hands all on my hips
Feel my neck all on your lips
I know you can't handle all this
But I'll let you test drive me
Oh, you know what to do
Don't even have a clue
When I put on my dancing shoes
I'm the only one in the room
Stop, then I drop it on ya, make ya body go numb
But you still can't take your eyes off
Let me pick it on up, drop, pick it on up
If you don't get a taste, your loss
Put on my dancing shoes
(Your loss)
Put on my dancing shoes
Put on my dancing (your loss)
Put on my dancing shoes
(Your loss)
(Your loss)
Put on my dancing shoes
Put on my dancing (Your loss)Pour up, got you feeling unsteady
Round two, still got you tryna sweat me
Throw down, like it's second nature
By the, end of the night you won't be a stranger
Don't be scared, heard you talking like the big boys
Come show me, what it is that you're good for
Body's yearning for an equal on the dancefloor
No you can't, no you can't try to ignore
Put your hands all on my hips
Feel my neck all on your lips
I know you can't handle all this
But I'll let you test drive me
Oh, you know what to do
Don't even have a clue
When I put on my dancing shoes
I'm the only one in the room
Stop, then I drop it on ya, make ya body go numb
But you still can't take your eyes off
Let me pick it on up, drop, pick it on up
If you don't get a taste, your loss
Put on my dancing shoes (My dancing shoes)
(Your loss)
Put on my dancing shoes (My dancing shoes)
Put on my dancing (your loss)[Rap]
Turn up my song
And watch me work it boy (Work it boy)
Put your hands on me
And watch you love it boy (Love it boy)
Make my body your private wonderland (Wonderland)
Make your fantasies only start to begin (To begin)
Oh, you know what to do
Don't even have a clue
When I put on my dancing shoes
I'm the only one in the room
Stop, then I drop it on ya, make ya body go numb
But you still can't take your eyes off
Let me pick it on up, drop, pick it on up
If you don't get a taste, your loss
Put on my dancing shoes (My dancing shoes)
(Your loss)
Put on my dancing shoes (My dancing shoes)
Put on my dancing (your loss)SOUNDS LIKE:
