"Something to Dance For"
Single by Zendaya
from the album Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance
ReleasedMarch 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)[1]
Recorded2011
Length2:43
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
  • Jeannie Lurie
  • Aris Archontis
  • Chen Neeman
Producer(s)
  • Jeannie Lurie
  • Aris Archontis
  • Chen Neeman
Zendaya singles chronology
"Watch Me"
(2011)		 "Something to Dance For"
(2012)		 "Fashion Is My Kryptonite"
(2012)

"Something to Dance For" is a song sung by Zendaya for the soundtrack Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance. The song was written and produced by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman. It was released as a single on March 6, 2012.[1]

Background

The song was composed by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman, known to form the same partnership to compose songs like "And The Crowd Goes" by Chris Brochu, for the soundtrack of Lemonade Mouth, "So Far, So Great" and "What to Do" by Demi Lovato for the album Here We Go Again and for the soundtrack Sonny with a Chance, "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez, for the soundtrack Shake It Up: Break It Down. On December 3, 2011, a video in low quality was planned for a future episode of Shake It Up for the 2012 season, began to spread through the internet, which brought a small preview of the song a little over a minute. On March 6, finally, the song was officially released as a single on iTunes.

Music video

The video was released on March 9, 2012. It was a mash-up video with "TTYLXOX". It starts with the girls' request for each other's song and then Zendaya starts to sing and dance with a group of people, then "TTYLXOX" plays with Bella Thorne dancing and singing with her group, and then finally the songs mash-up with both Zendaya and Thorne singing their songs and dancing together.[2]

Track listings

  • U.S. / Digital download
  1. "Something to Dance For" – 3:19
  • U.S. / Mash-Up download
  1. "Something to Dance For / TTYLXOX – Mash Up" (with Bella Thorne)

Charts

Chart performance for "Something to Dance For"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[3] 24

Release history

Release history and formats for "Something to Dance For"
Country Date Format Label
United States March 6, 2012[1] Digital download Walt Disney

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Something to Dance For (From "Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance") - Single". iTunes. January 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Something To Dance For/TTYLXOX Mash Up (from "Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance")". youtube.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100: March 31, 2012". Youtube. March 24, 2011.
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