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Dirty Dancing (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Dirty Dancing'" is the third overall single from New Kids on the Block's 2008 album, 'The Block'. It was produced by RedOne. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg.
Song information
"Dirty Dancing" was only released in Germany on December 19, 2008, as the second single from the album in that market.http://www.weblinkportal.de/nkotb-single-dirty-dancing-zu-haben-13505 [http://translate.google.pt/translate?prev=hp&hl=pt-PT&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n-k-o-t-b.de%2Freleases.php&sl=de&tl=en N-k-o-t-b.de] However, the song has charted in Canada, Austria and on the European Hot 100. It became 'The Block's most successful single in Europe.
Critical reception
British tabloid The News Letter described the song as "more sophisticated than the blaring, synth-heavy pop of their classic years".[http://www.newsletter.co.uk/entertainment/REVIEW-New-Kids-on-the.4897132.jp News Letter]
In its review of 'The Block', Sputnik Music said: "to the wafer-thin sexual metaphors of Dirty Dancing".[http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=27043 Sputnik Music] Slant Magazine said: "they show their age by pretending it's still 1987 on "Dirty Dancing" ("Ooh, it's so crazy/She's like Baby/I'm like Swayze")".[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1479 Slant Magazine] In its review of 'The Block', 'The A.V. Club' stated that "in songs like "Dirty Dancing" they well, they merely sound like a boy band, and pay for the simple incongruity of it all" [http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-kids-on-the-block,6851/ A.V. Club] Now Magazine comments on the song: "Throwback references date their fan base, though, with songs like Dirty Dancing (Shes like Baby, Im like Swayze)".[http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=164953 Now Magazine]
British newspaper 'Lisburn Today' described it as "sexy".[http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/starentertainment/NEW-KIDS-STILL-HAVE-THE.4897651.jp Lisburn Today] In its review of 'The Block', 'Billboard' declared: "They also turn an homage to "Dirty Dancing" into a bump and grind that is far, far from the innocence of the Patrick Swayze original, or the New Kids music, for that matter".[ Billboard]
Promotion
New Kids On The Block sang an excerpt from the song at 2008 American Music Awards[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZFRulcWssE YouTube] as well as Good Morning America.
Music video
Shot in a medieval background, the video, directed by Til Schweiger, intersperses scenes from the German film "The 1 Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde" (German title: "1 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreienden Herzelinde"),[http://translate.google.pt/translate?prev=hp&hl=pt-PT&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shouted.fm%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3Dnews%2Fcomments%26id%3D6461&sl=de&tl=en Shouted FM][http://translate.google.pt/translate?prev=hp&hl=pt-PT&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n-k-o-t-b.de%2Freleases.php&sl=de&tl=en N-k-o-t-b.de] in which he appears, with footage of the band performing the song in front of a mostly all-female audience.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzYrM-UnrLA YouTube]
Track listing
'Germany'
# Dirty Dancing [RedOne mix]
# Dirty Dancing [Video]
'Maxi Single'
# Dirty Dancing [RedOne mix]
# Looking Like Danger
# Dirty Dancing [Music video]
Chart performance
The song debuted at #92 on the German Singles Chart and peaked at #23.[http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/world%20charts/germany.htm German Singles Chart] On the Canadian Hot 100 it also debuted at #92 and is now at #31 and on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles Chart debuted at #72 and then rose to #59.[ Billboard] It debuted at #100 on the Canadian Airplay Chart and it peaked at #72.[http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/BDS_2.html CANOE -- JAM] The single debuted at #82 on the European Hot 100. In its second week, it rose to #76. The song remained on chart for four weeks.[ Billboard] In Austria, the song debuted at #65 and after having fallen a week later, rose to #71 in its third week on the chart.
"Dirty Dancing" has gathered 17,577,000 audience impressions and 3,354 total spins in the United States of America to date, without being officially released.[http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/Reports/Reg/EMD.asp?SOngID=1601873&NumDays=7 Mediabase]
"Dirty Dancing" reached the #1 position on the CHUM chart in Toronto on February 21, 2009. "Dirty Dancing" has been on the CHUM Chart 12 weeks before reaching #1.[http://www.chumfm.com/music/ChartListing.asp?ChartID=4 Chum Chart]
Charts
References
Category:2008 singles
Category:2008 songs
Category:New Kids on the Block songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Songs written by RedOne
Category:Song recordings produced by RedOne
Category:Songs written by Donnie Wahlberg
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