Can We Dance

"Can We Dance"
Single by The Vamps
from the album Meet the Vamps
Released 29 September 2013
Format
Recorded 2013
Genre Pop
Length 3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Espionage
  • Bruno Mars
The Vamps singles chronology
"Can We Dance"
(2013)		 "Wild Heart"
(2014)

"Can We Dance"
(2013)		 "Wild Heart"
(2014)
Music video
"Can We Dance" on YouTube

"Can We Dance" is the debut single by British pop band the Vamps. It was released in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2013 as the lead single from their debut studio album Meet the Vamps (2014). The song was written by Karl Michael, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Timz Aluo, and Espionage, and produced by Espionage.

The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release, being kept off the top spot by OneRepublic's "Counting Stars".

Background

"Can We Dance" was written by Karl Michael, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Timz Aluo and Espionage, and produced by Mars and Espionage.

Music video

The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on 6 August 2013. It features the Vamps playing to a crowd of screaming fans in lead singer Bradley Simpson's garage. At the end of the video, his parents come home, having seen the action unfold on YouTube and show it to him. As of February 2015, the video has over 46.9 million views.[1]

Chart performance

On 2 October 2013, it was reported that "Can We Dance" was leading the midweek UK charts and on course to debut at number one on the UK Singles Chart, 13,000 copies ahead of its nearest competitor, "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic, which had been climbing the chart for two months.[2] Two days later, "Can We Dance" was still on course to reach the top, but "Counting Stars" was now just 6,000 copies behind.[3] On 6 October, following a late surge by OneRepublic fans, "Counting Stars" was announced a number one, while "Can We Dance" was at number two, having sold 66,730 copies.[4] In the closest chart battle of 2013 (at the time), there were just 1,150 copies separating the two songs.[5] On 29 November, the song was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 200,000 copies.

In Ireland, "Can We Dance" debuted and peaked at number 21, spending just three weeks in the top 50. In Australia, the song entered the ARIA Charts at number 47, before eventually rising to its peak of number 17.[6] It spent a total of 13 weeks in the Australian top 50.[6] On 14 February 2014, it was announced that the song had been certified Platinum in Australia for sales of over 70,000.[7] In New Zealand, "Can We Dance" debuted at number 35 and later rose to number 19, staying there for two weeks.[8]

Formats and track listings

  1. "Can We Dance" (Single version) – 3:11
  2. "Year 3000" – 3:20
  3. "MMMBop" – 4:01
  4. "Teenage Kicks" (Live) – 1:54
  1. "Can We Dance" (Single version) – 3:11
  2. "Mr. Brightside"
  3. "22"
  4. "Wild Heart" (Live)
  1. "Can We Dance" (James' version) – 3:40
  2. "Little Things"
  1. "Can We Dance" (Connor's version) – 3:41
  2. "Weightless"
  1. "Can We Dance" (James' version) – 3:40
  2. "Can We Dance" (Connor's version) – 3:41
  3. "Can We Dance" (Tristan's version) – 3:38
  4. "Can We Dance" (Brad's demo version) – 3:37
  5. "Can We Dance" (Seamus Haji club mix) – 6:06

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 17
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 73
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 19
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 10
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
UK Singles Chart[15] 81
Chart (2014) Position
Polish Singles Chart[16] 46

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 342,000[19]

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia[20] 29 September 2013 Digital download
Ireland[21]
United Kingdom[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Vamps - Can We Dance (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Corner, Lewis (2 October 2013). "Justin Timberlake, The Vamps lead midweek chart update". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Corner, Lewis (4 October 2013). "Chart update: Justin Timberlake, Haim, The Vamps". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Archive Chart: 2013-10-12" UK Singles Chart.
  5. ↑ "OneRepublic beat The Vamps to UK number one after heated chart battle". clickmusic.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Australian-charts.com – The Vamps – Can We Dance". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ London Newsdesk (14 February 2014). "The Vamps' 'Can We Dance' goes platinum in Australia". Pressparty. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Charts.org.nz – The Vamps – Can We Dance". Top 40 Singles.
  9. 1 2 "Can We Dance - The Vamps - Single". iTunes Store (UK). Apple. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Can We Dance (Remixes) - EP by The Vamps on iTunes
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201405 into search.
  12. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 40, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-10-12". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  15. ↑ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2013.pdf
  16. ↑ "Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – The Vamps – Can We Dance". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Can We Dance in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  19. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/girlbands-vs-boybands-their-biggest-songs-of-the-century-revealed__16965/
  20. ↑ "Can We Dance - The Vamps - Single". iTunes Store (AUS). Apple. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Can We Dance - The Vamps - Single". iTunes Store (IRE). Apple. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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