| D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat | ||||
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| Studio album by Junior Senior | ||||
| Released | August 4, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Indie Pop, Rock, House | |||
| Length | 52:16 | |||
| Label | Atlantic / Crunchy Frog | |||
| Junior Senior chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Pitchfork | (7.6/10) [4] |
| Robert Christgau | C+ [5] |
| Slant | [6] |
| Stylus | (B) [7] |
D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat is the 2003 album by Danish pop group Junior Senior, their first album to be released internationally. It is most widely known for the song "Move Your Feet", their first and most successful single. The United States release of the album received the Parental Advisory rating on its release.
The album received positive reviews from music critics upon release. Based on 18 reviews, Metacritic calculated an average score of 79 for D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat, with the summary, "This party album from the Danish band Junior Senior has garnered attention throughout Europe with its mix of garage rock, pop and disco."
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At one point "Move Your Feet" was the most played song on Danish radio and made the charts in thirteen countries including Australia, France and Denmark. The follow-up EP "Rhythm Bandits" was much less successful, but briefly appeared on the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. The third single, "Shake Your Coconuts", can be found on the Looney Tunes: Back in Action soundtrack and as background menu music in the video game Worms 3D.
D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat was rated among the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone, NME, Entertainment Weekly and Blender. San Francisco's Sunday Chronicle named "Move Your Feet" as the single of the year, declaring it "the best song ever".
The song "White Trash" was used an advert for Popworld a UK television show. The dance that accompanied it achieved some cult status and was mimicked many times on YouTube.
The song "Good Girl, Bad Boy" can be heard in the film She's the Man when Viola arrives at the private school masquerading as her brother.
The song "C'mon" can be heard in the 2002 video game The Getaway when Sparky tortures a Chinese man with an electric wire.
All tracks by Jesper Mortensen except were noted