I Don't Dance
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| “I Don't Dance” | |||||
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| Song by Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel | |||||
| Album | High School Musical 2 | ||||
| Released | August 14, 2007 (U.S.) | ||||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | ||||
| Genre | Teen pop | ||||
| Length | 3:37 | ||||
| Label | Walt Disney | ||||
| Writer | Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Giancarlo Binando | ||||
| Producer | Robbie Nevil | ||||
| High School Musical 2 track listing | |||||
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"I Don't Dance" is a song performed by actor/singers Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel in the television movie High School Musical 2, released in 2007. It is one of seven songs from the soundtrack High School Musical 2 to reach the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It was also named as the official theme song for the 2007 Little League World Series.[2]
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[edit] Scene in High School Musical 2
In the film, High School Musical 2, the song is performed on a baseball field. Actor Corbin Bleu was beaned on three different occasions while filming the scene. On the challenges of filming the scene, Bleu stated that "It's bad enough that you're mixing acting with dancing and singing all at once. But then you throw sports into it and it's incredibly difficult — especially for me."[3]
[edit] Reviews
The Village Voice's Tom Breihan called the song "the movie's funniest dance-number" and commented how the routine managed to "include rapping and swing-dancing, which sort of blew [his] mind."[4] Reviewer Erin Nolan referred to the song as "insanely catchy."[5] Not all reviews were positive though. The reviewer for the Charlotte Observer called the tune "excruciating,"[6] The New York Times felt that the "swingy number on a baseball diamond" was "a superb idea, as it plays off both the Latinization of the major leagues (by letting a little salsa into the hip-hop) and the spectacular pitcher-batter operetta showdowns of recent seasons," but that the camera work let the scene down noting that "viewers never get a sustained look at the choreography ... and for that reason it’s hard to appreciate specific dancers or their clever configuration."[7]
[edit] Promotional video
The promotional video for the song blends scenes from the movie's dance sequence with clips of notable Major league baseball players including Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, Jake Peavy, Justin Verlander, Craig Biggio, David Eckstein, So Taguchi, Bronson Arroyo, C. C. Sabathia, Nick Swisher, Jeff Francoeur, Brian McCann, B.J. Upton, Bill Hall, J. J. Hardy, Luis Gonzalez, Takashi Saito, Torii Hunter,Shane Victorino, and Nomar Garciaparra.[2] The video was shown in Major and Minor League ballparks throughout the country during the summer of 2007, and it was showcased on The Baseball Youth Road Trip, a summer tour presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association stopping at youth baseball tournaments and Minor League Baseball parks. The I Don't Dance music video shown at over sixty youth baseball events during the Road Trip, culminating at the Little League World Series, where it served as the theme song for the games.[2]
[edit] Chart performance
The song reached number 15 on the "iTunes Top 100" and number 35 on the Radio Disney chart. It made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74 in the chart for September 1, 2007.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2007-08-23). Chart Beat. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ a b c MLBPA (August 2, 2007), “Who says big leaguers don't dance?”, MLBPA News, <http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070802&content_id=2125248&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp>
- ^ Barney, Chuck (August 17, 2007), “Can Disney hit the high notes again with sequel?”, News-Record (Greensboro, NC), <http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070817/NRSTAFF/308170044>
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 21, 2007), “Things I Learned Watching High School Musical 2”, The Village Voice, <http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2007/08/things_i_learne_15.php>
- ^ Nolan, Erin (August 19, 2007), “We’re All In This Together: High School Musical 2 Shatters Records”, TV Blend, <http://www.cinemablend.com/television/We-re-All-In-This-Together-High-School-Musical-2-Shatters-Records-5877.html>
- ^ “`Musical,' take 2: Perkier than ever!”, Charlotte Observer, August 19, 2007, <http://www.charlotte.com/arts/story/242535.html>
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (August 17, 2007), “Life as High School, This Time on Vacation”, The New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/arts/television/17musi.html?em&ex=1187496000&en=729ab47902658a15&ei=5087%0A>
- ^ Top Music Charts. Billboard.com (2007-09-01). Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
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