Dynamite (Taio Cruz song)

"Dynamite"
Single by Taio Cruz
from the album Rokstarr and The Rokstarr Collection
Released 30 May 2010 (2010-05-30)
(see release history)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded A Side Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Dr. Luke's
(Los Angeles, California, U.S.)
Milano Studio
(London, England, UK)
Genre R&B, dance-pop
Length 3:23
Label Island
Writer(s) Taio Cruz, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Benjamin Levin
Producer Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco
Taio Cruz singles chronology
"Dirty Picture"
(2010)		 "Dynamite"
(2010)		 "Second Chance"
(2010)

"Dynamite" is the fourth single from English recording artist Taio Cruz's second album Rokstarr. It was written by Cruz, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, and Dr. Luke, and produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco for the international version of Rokstarr. In the UK, the song was released as the first single from Cruz's compilation album The Rokstarr Collection. On 30 May 2010, it was released to U.S. and Canadian radio stations as his second single and across Europe as his fourth single. The official remix features new label mate, Jennifer Lopez. "Dynamite" became Cruz's second number one single on the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100 as well topping charts in Belgium, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and also reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. It featured in the 2011 live action/CGI film Hop.

Contents

Background and release

The song was released in the UK on 23 August 2010.[1] According to Cruz, "The song 'Dynamite' itself is about when you go to the club and when you go to a party and when you're just going out... you got to feel like, 'I'm just gonna explode.'"[2]

Chart performance

"Dynamite" debuted at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 13 on the Digital Songs chart, selling 83,000 copies in its opening week.[3] The single rose to number 14 on the week ending 10 July 2010 and on the week ending 21 August 2010, the single climbed to a peak of #2,[4] giving Cruz his second top three single in the US. The song kept this position for three consecutive weeks, blocked from the top position by Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna. It also became Cruz's second consecutive number one single on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in its 21 August 2010 issue. "Dynamite" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for 47 weeks, making it the longest run for a single since Train's "Hey Soul Sister" which stayed on that chart for 54 weeks.[5][6] As of June 2011, it has sold over 5,000,000 digital copies in the US alone. This marks the first song by a British act to reach this plateau.[7] The single debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number eight on the week ending 17 June 2010, marking Cruz's second top ten hit in the country. The following week the single fell to number seven, where it remained for four consecutive weeks. On the week ending 18 September 2010, the song peaked at number one, becoming Cruz's second Canadian number one single, following "Break Your Heart"'s two week run at the top spot in May 2010.The song became the best selling single in Canada during 2010 with sales of 319,000 copies[8]

On the chart dated 16 August 2010, "Dynamite" topped the New Zealand Singles Chart,[9] and was certified gold, selling 7,500 copies.[10] The song top the Irish Singles Chart in its first week, becoming Cruz's first number one, following previous number two hit "Break Your Heart".[11] In Cruz's native United Kingdom, "Dynamite" charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart on August 29, 2010. This became Taio's second number 1 single in his homeland. It knocked "Green Light" by Roll Deep off the summit, and in turn was knocked off by "Please Don't Let Me Go" by Olly Murs a week later.

Music video

The music video begins with a group of female mechanics working on cars at a garage. Cruz, wearing a red helmet, rides a silver motorbike towards the garage and stops by. As the music starts, he takes off his helmet and puts on his black sunglasses. He then kicks off a party, complete with a jacuzzi and fireworks. As the sun goes down and night falls, Cruz gives an impromptu concert of sorts with the mechanics as his audience. An enormous, fiery explosion then goes off behind Cruz, before subsiding into a shower of sparks.[12]

Cruz has said that this is the perfect backdrop for the subtext of his song[13] and that his inspiration came from "wanting to do things on a bike" since his previous videos included cars and boats.[14] "So you're gonna see me spin the tyres on this, which is pretty cool!" One of the vehicles brought for the video shoot was a "massive truck" which was used to film big screen project Universal Soldier. Speaking of the shoot he said "I've never done a video that has this many props in it. We've got the most amazing, wrecked cars."[2]

Live performances

Taio performed "Dynamite" for the first time on Live with Regis & Kelly on 9 June 2010.[15] Later, he also performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, T4 on the Beach,[16] America's Got Talent, GMTV,[17] Dancing with the Stars, and on 31 December 2010, he performed the song on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

Tracklisting

UK CD1 / Digital Download[18]
  1. "Dynamite" - 3:24
  2. "Dynamite" (Ralphi Rosario Club Remix) – 8:03
  3. "Dynamite" (Mixin Marc Club Remix) – 5:34
  4. "Dynamite" (Stonebridge Club Remix) – 7:20
UK CD2[19]
  1. "Dynamite" - 3:24
  2. "Dynamite" (Mixin Marc Radio Mix) – 3:34

Critical reception

The song has met with mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. While reviewing "Rokstarr", Jon Caramanica from The New York Times gave a mixed review, saying that the song has "vapid lyrics to navigate (“Hit the floor cause that’s my plans plans plans plans/I’m wearing all my favorite brands brands brands brands,”), but they don’t disrupt the mood, which is emphatic and rarely sensual".[20] Nick Levine from Digital Spy rated the song 4 out of 5 stars, gaving a positive review, naming it "a suitably Eurohousey club pumper it's essentially a cheap, tasty and entirely satisfying banger".[21] The New Yorker critic Sasha Frere-Jones named the song as his second favorite of 2010.[22]

Personnel

Source:[23]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[25] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[27] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 1
Czech Republic (IFPI)[29] 5
Denmark (Tracklisten)[30] 12
European Hot 100 Singles[31] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 7
France (SNEP)[33] 5
Germany (Media Control AG)[34] 3
German Airplay Chart[35] 7
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[36] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[38] 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[39] 4
Poland (Airplay Chart)[40] 5
Poland (Dance Top 50)[41] 31
Slovakia (IFPI)[42] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[43] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 3
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[46] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[47] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[48] 2
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[49] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[50] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[51] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Australian Singles Chart[52] 3
Dutch Singles Chart[53] 48
European Hot 100 Singles[54] 20
Canadian Hot 100[55] 4
Germany (Media Control AG)[56] 22
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[57] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[58] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[59] 15
Chart (2011) Position
ARIA Charts - Australian Charts 81
US Billboard Hot 100[60] 44

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 5× Platinum[61]
Austria Platinum[62]
Denmark Gold[63]
Germany Gold[64]
New Zealand Platinum[65]
Sweden Platinum[66]
Switzerland Gold[67]
United States 5× Platinum[68]

Radio and release history

Radio adds

Region Date Format
United States 1 June 2010[69] Top 40
United Kingdom 16 July 2010 Urban radio[70]

Purchaseable release

Region Date Format Label
Germany,[71] 30 July 2010 Digital download Universal Music
Italy[72]
Switzerland[73]
Netherlands[74] 6 August 2010
Germany[75] 20 August 2010 CD single
United Kingdom 23 August 2010[1] Digital download Island Records
24 August 2010[76] CD single

China Anne McClain Version

"Dynamite"
Single by China Anne McClain
from the album A.N.T. Farm Soundtrack
Released June 3, 2011 (Radio Disney)[77]
July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) (U.S. and Canada digital download)[78][79]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Dance-pop, R&B
Length 2:43
Label Walt Disney
China Anne McClain singles chronology
"Dynamite"
(2011)		 "Calling All the Monsters"
(2011)

"Dynamite" is a song by singer and actress China Anne McClain that was released for digital download stores iTunes and Amazon on July 26, 2011 by Walt Disney Records. It served as the first single from the series soundtrack A.N.T. Farm of same name. The song speaks of having a brightness while dancing at parties. The video of the song was released the same day as a digital download. The video is also receiving frequent airplay on Disney Channel.

Music video

The video was released on July 26, 2011 on China Anne McClain's official VEVO channel, and two days before on Disney Channel after viewing a new episode of the series. In the video, McClain is at an audition with her A.N.T. Farm castmates as the judges. Then, she begins singing the song and it turns from an audition into a mini-concert, and she receives a standing ovation.

Quest for Zhu Version

The song was covered by the "Quest for Zhu" cast and can be heard on the film's official soundtrack.[80]

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