Can't Stop the Disco

"Can't Stop the Disco"

CD only artwork.
Single by Ami Suzuki
from the album Supreme Show
B-side Climb Up to the Top
Released September 24, 2008
Format
Recorded 2008
Genre
Length 5:26
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Yasutaka Nakata
Producer(s) Nakata
Ami Suzuki singles chronology
"One"
(2008)		 "Can't Stop the Disco"
(2008)		 "Reincarnation"
(2009)

"Can't Stop the Disco" (capitalized as "can't stop the DISCO") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki for her seventh studio album, Supreme Show (2008). It was written and produced by Japanese producer and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata. The track was released following Suzuki's second collaboration with Nakata, this being her single "One" in June 2008. "Can't Stop the Disco" premiered on September 24, 2008 as the second single from the album. The cover sleeve features Suzuki in a purple and pink lit room, posing in the corner with the song's title on the wall. The CD, DVD, and digital formats have different poses of Suzuki.

Musically, the track was described as a dance and techno song. The lyrics describes freedom on the dance floor, amongst other themes. Upon its release, "Can't Stop the Disco" garnered positive reviews from music critics and was praised for its composition and commercial appeal. It also achieved lukewarm success in her native Japan, peaking at number 17 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart and 47 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. The song has sold over six thousand units in Japan alone; this is her final single to reach over the five thousand sales limit.

The accompanying music video for "Can't Stop the Disco" was shot in Tokyo; it features Suzuki in several different four-by-four rooms, all centring around Suzuki's fashion and the visual aesthetics. The music video became notable for displaying another change in Suzuki's persona and is cited as an example of her numerous "reinventions". For additional promotion, the song featured on Suzuki's One Promotional tour. It was included on the track list on one of Suzuki's concert tours; this being her 29th Anniversary tour at the Liquidroom event.

Background and release

"Can't Stop the Disco" was written, produced, composed and arranged by Japanese musician and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata.[1] Despite Nakata's contribution to the single, "Can't Stop the Disco" was not credited under the alias "Ami Suzuki joins Yasutaka Nakata"; this alias was first introduced on Suzuki's double a-side single "Free Free" and "Super Music Maker" (2007).[2][3] It is Suzuki's third single to be handled by Nataka, following "Free Free", "Super Music Maker", and "One".[2][4] It was selected as the second and final single from Supreme Show, and was released on September 24, 2008 by Avex Trax.

The Maxi CD format of the single contains the original composition, an album track "Climb to the Top", and a remixed version of "Super Music Maker".[5] The DVD format of the single includes the radio edit music video of "Can't Stop the Disco"; both CD and DVD formats are mixed in a non-stop format and tracked.[5][6] The cover sleeve features Suzuki in a purple and pink lit room, posing in the corner with the song's title on the wall. The CD and DVD formats have different poses of Suzuki.[5][6] The CD format was used as the digital EP cover for iTunes Store and Amazon.com.[7] The cover sleeve is placed at the back of the jewel case, with the front cover featuring a booklet with an unreleased photo.[5][6]

Composition

"Can't Stop the Disco" was recorded mid 2008 by Nakata at Avex Studio in Tokyo, Japan, and was co-distributed by Nakata's label Contemode, owned by Avex and Yamaha in Japan.[5] "Can't Stop the Disco" was described as a dance-pop song with numerous musical elements, including techno and club music.[8][9] Throughout the entire song, Suzuki's vocals are processed with autotune and vocoder post-production work.[1] Tetsuo Hiraga compared the "club" sounds and production to Suzuki's previous single "Free Free", feeling that both songs displayed "full energy" and "dynamism" through Suzuki.[9] The lyrics to "Can't Stop the Disco" describes the freedom on the dance floor, and being able to met a range of different people.[10]

Reception

Critical response

"Can't Stop the Disco" received favourable reviews from most music critics. A staff reviewer from CD Journal commended the composition of the track, labelling it "cool". The reviewer sound that the techno-pop influence "enhanced" the coherency of the sound.[8] An editorial review on the Japanese Amazon.com site commended the "upper and delicate club sound" and called it a "welcome" return to dance music and her "10th anniversary" in her music career.[11] An editorial review on the Japanese HMV website commended Suzuki's move to dance music, saying that Suzuki has now "challenged the club scene".[12] Hiraga gave the song a mixed review on Hot Express. Hiraga stated that while "Can't Stop the Disco" presented an "outrageous" and "pounding" club sound, he found it inferior to Suzuki's previous singles with Nakata.[9]

Commercial performance

"Can't Stop the Disco" debuted at number 17 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart, tying with her previous single "One" and her 2006 single "Alright!" for be her highest charting single since her February 2006 single "Fantastic".[13] The song lasted four weeks in the singles chart, her longest spanning single alongside "One" since "Alright!" with five.[13] The song remains her final single to reach the top 20 and sold over 6,000 units in Japan, her final release to reach that sales limit.[14][upper-alpha 1] "Can't Stop the Disco" debuted and peaked at 37, 54 and 47 on the Billboard Japan Hot Singles Chart, Billboard Japan Radio Songs, and the Japan Hot 100.[15][16][17] It dropped to ninety-eight in the first chart and fell off the following week in the second and third chart, spanning for two weeks in the first and one in the second and third chart, respectively.[18][19][20]

Music video

A scene from the music video for "Can't Stop the Disco" features Suzuki inside a room with silver silk wallpaper.

The accompanying music video for "Can't Stop the Disco" was shot in Tokyo.[21] The video opens with several circles moving across the screen, each of the circles featuring images of Suzuki posing. The first verse opens with Suzuki standing inside a large circle, singing the song with close-up and body shots. The outfit Suzuki wears is exactly the same from the CD and DVD cover sleeves of the single.[21][5][6] It moves onto Suzuki with a new outfit, dancing inside of four-by-four room with silver silk wallpaper.[21] The pre-chorus has Suzuki in a dark blue room, with her wearing a black and white hoodie. By the first chorus, several scenes use different transition effects, and the chorus has Suzuki singing in different circles.[21]

The second verse has Suzuki in the dark blue room again, only this time with several different transition effects to the scenes. By the pre-chorus, It then uses neon effects to immolate white objects to become brighter; as a result, Suzuki's sunglasses and hoodie lights up.[21] The final chorus finishes with transitions of different scenes from the video, including Suzuki in the silver room, standing inside of circles, and inside the dark blue room. The video ends with a close-up of Suzuki standing next to a large circle, and pans out.[21]

An editor from Channel-Ai blog was positive towards the videos visual effects and Suzuki's variation with style and outfits. The editor then stated "For this reason all her 2008 releases were produced by the electronic producer and capsule leader Yasutaka Nakata, where Suzuki reinvented herself as a disco queen. The media would portray Ami as the new fashion leader portraying the popular ero-kakoii style."[22] The music video appeared on the DVD version of "Can't Stop the Disco", and the bonus DVD format of Supreme Show.[1][6]

Promotion and live performances

"Can't Stop the Disco" was used for two television commercials in Japan; The Mr. Donut campaign and the Japanese television show Gyotekku, which was used as the ending theme song.[8] "Can't Stop the Disco" made its first live premiere at Suzuki's One Party, which consisted live performances in celebration of Suzuki's 10th Anniversary of her career.[23] The song was performed live on two club party events hosted by Suzuki: the 2008 Cruising Party, and a live performance at Club Asia. The live version was released on the limited edition DVD format for Supreme Show.[24] "Can't Stop the Disco" was then performed again at Club Asia for a second hosting party by Suzuki; this live version was released on the bonus DVD format for Supreme Show.[25] "Can't Stop the Disco" was included on the track list on one of Suzuki's concert tours; this being her 29th Anniversary tour at the Liquidroom event. The 29th Anniversary tour was an annual celebration of her 29th birthday, and "Can't Stop the Disco" was performed in the middle section. The live version appeared on the bonus DVD format of Suzuki's extended play, Snow Ring (2013).[26]

Track listing

  • Japanese CD single[5]
  1. "Can't Stop the Disco" – 5:24
  2. "Climb to the Top" – 6:33
  3. "Super Music Maker" (SA'08s/A Mix) – 5:16
  • Japanese CD and DVD single[6]
  1. "Can't Stop the Disco" – 5:24
  2. "Climb to the Top" – 6:33
  3. "Super Music Maker" (SA'08s/A Mix) – 5:16
  4. "Can't Stop the Disco" (music video)

  1. "Can't Stop the Disco" – 5:24
  2. "Climb to the Top" – 6:33
  3. "Super Music Maker" (SA'08s/A Mix) – 5:16
  • Digital Music Video download[27]
  1. "Can't Stop the Disco" (music video)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Supreme Show.[1]

Charts and sales

Daily and Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Japan Daily (Oricon)[13] 24
Japan Weekly (Oricon)[13] 17
Japan Weekly (Japan Hot 100)[17] 47
Japan Hot Singles Sales Weekly (Japan Hot 100)[15] 37
Japan Radio Songs Weekly (Japan Hot 100)[16] 54

Sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ) None 6,357[14]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan[28] September 24, 2008 Digital download Avex Trax
United States[7] Avex Entertainment Inc.
Australia[29]
New Zealand[30]
Canada[31]
United Kingdom[32]
Germany[33]
Ireland[34]
France[35]
Spain[36]
Taiwan[37]
Japan[5][6] CD single Avex Trax
DVD single

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Suzuki, Ami (2008). Supreme Show (Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-23709.
  2. 1 2 Suzuki, Ami (2007). Free Free/Super Music Maker (Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31236.
  3. ↑ "Music Search Engine". FreeDB Database Search, powered by GNU General Public License. Retrieved July 22, 2015. (To find information, type in the keyword Yasutaka Nakata and click on the bottom link)
  4. ↑ Suzuki, Ami (2007). One (Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31436.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Suzuki, Ami (2008). Can't Stop the Disco (Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31483.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Suzuki, Ami (2008). Can't Stop the Disco (DVD; Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-31482/B.
  7. 1 2 3 "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store US. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 CD Journal Staff (September 22, 2008). "Ami Suzuki / Can't Stop the Disco [CD]". CD Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Hiraga, Tetsuo (September 24, 2008). "Ami Suzuki – Can't Stop the Disco". Hot Express; published by Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Hiraga, Tetsuo (September 24, 2008). "Ami Suzuki – Can't Stop the Disco interview". Hot Express; published by Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ Amazon Japan Staff (September 24, 2008). "Ami Suzuki – Can't Stop the Disco [CD]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ HMV Japan Staff (September 24, 2008). "Ami Suzuki – Can't Stop the Disco". HMV Japan. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 鈴木亜美の作品 [List of Ami Suzuki's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  15. 1 2 "Japan Billboard Hot Singles Chart". Billboard (in Japanese). October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Japan Billboard Hot Radio Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot Singles Chart". Billboard (in Japanese). October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot Radio Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Avex (June 30, 2015). "Can't Stop the Disco / 鈴木亜美". Avex Trax; published through YouTube. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ Channel Ai Staff (September 24, 2008). "Ami Suzuki". Channel-Ai.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ iFlyer Staff (July 5, 2008). "Ami Suzuki 10th year One Release party!!". iFlyer.tv. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  24. ↑ Suzuki, Ami (2008). Supreme Show (Limited Edition; Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVC1-23710/B.
  25. ↑ Suzuki, Ami (2008). Supreme Show (DVD; Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-23708/B.
  26. ↑ Suzuki, Ami (2013). Snow Ring (DVD; Liner notes). Ami Suzuki. Japan: Avex Trax. AVCD-38649/B.
  27. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – Music Video – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store JP (Released in Japan only). September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store JP. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store AU. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store NZ. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store CA. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store UK. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store GER. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store IRE. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store FRA. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store SPA. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Can't Stop the Disco – EP – By Ami Suzuki". iTunes Store TWN. September 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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