Dancin' Away with My Heart

"Dancin' Away with My Heart"
Single by Lady Antebellum
from the album Own the Night
Released December 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)
Format Music download
Genre Country
Length 3:53
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s) Hillary Scott
Charles Kelley
Dave Haywood
Josh Kear
Producer(s) Paul Worley
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum singles chronology
"We Owned the Night"
(2011)
"Dancin' Away with My Heart"
(2011)
"Wanted You More"
(2012)

"Dancin' Away with My Heart" is a song recorded by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released in December 2011 as the third single from their album Own the Night. The song was written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Josh Kear. It became a top 5 hit.[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, saying that it "aims right down the country-pop middle but leaves one wanting for a little more depth."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a D, writing that "it isn't bad enough to be offensive" and "it doesn't exist enough to be bad."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Boatman and premiered in February 2012.[4] This was the back up video after the high-budget original video was shot in December, which was never released.

Chart performance

"Dancin' Away with My Heart" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 24, 2011. It soon peaked at number 2, behind "Drink on It" by Blake Shelton and "Banjo" by Rascal Flatts.[5]

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 65
Canada AC (Nielsen BDS)[7] 34
Canada Country (Nielsen BDS)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 46
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 19

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Conaway, Alanna (January 8, 2012). "Lady Antebellum, ‘Dancin’ Away With My Heart’ – Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  2. Dukes, Billy (December 8, 2011). "Lady Antebellum, ‘Dancin’ Away With My Heart’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. Coyne, Kevin John (January 18, 2012). "Single Review: Lady Antebellum, "Dancin’ Away With My Heart"". Country Universe. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  4. "CMT : Videos : Lady Antebellum : Dancin' Away With My Heart". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  5. Morris, Edward (December 17, 2011). "Scotty McCreery's Clear as Day Recaptures Album Peak". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  6. "Lady Antebellum – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Lady Antebellum.
  7. "BDSRadio Charts (Canada AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  8. "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Country National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  9. "Lady Antebellum – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Lady Antebellum.
  10. "Lady Antebellum – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lady Antebellum.
  11. "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  12. "American single certifications – Lady Antebellum – Dancin%27 Away with My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 15, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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