Better When I'm Dancin'

"Better When I'm Dancin'"
Promotional single by Meghan Trainor from the album The Peanuts Movie
Released October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
Format
Genre Soca, Merengue
Length 2:56
Label Epic
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
The Peanuts Movie track listing

"Linus and Lucy"
(1)		 "Better When I'm Dancin'"
(2)		 "That's What I Like"
(3)

"Better When I'm Dancin'" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor for the soundtrack to the film The Peanuts Movie. Trainor co-wrote the song with Thaddeus Dixon. The song was released by Epic Records on October 13, 2015, as a promotional single from the soundtrack. The song is a soca track that strays from Trainor's usual musical style, being described as "breezy and harmless" with traces of house music.

Composition
"Better When I'm Dancin'"
A 17-second sample of "Better When I'm Dancin'"'s chorus, which was described as "breezy and harmless".[1]
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A soca song,[1] "Better When I'm Dancin'" strays from Trainor's usual doo-wop-influenced musical style, being described as "breezy and harmless" with traces of house music.[2][1] The song is written in the key of D major with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. In the verses, the song follows a chord progression of D–D/F♯–G5–D/F♯–Em7–Asus, and Trainor's vocals span from G4 to D6 in the song.[3]

Music video

Directed by Philip Andelman, the video premiered on Apple Music on October 13, 2015 and debuted on Vevo the same day. It features Trainor with appearances from Snoopy, Woodstock, Charlie Brown, among other characters from Peanuts.[4]

Live performances

Trainor performed "Better When I'm Dancin'" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on November 5, 2015.[5] She also performed the song on the Dancing with the Stars season 21 finale on November 24, 2015, followed by her collaboration with Who Is Fancy and Ariana Grande, "Boys like You".[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No. Title Length
1. "Better When I'm Dancin'"   2:56
Vinyl[8]
No. Title Length
1. "Better When I'm Dancin'"   2:56
2. "Bang Dem Sticks"   3:01

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 76
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 93
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 1
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 1
Venezuela (Record Report)[13] 99
Venezuela (Pop General)[14] 29
Venezuela (Top Anglo)[15] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Gold 35,000^

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Italy October 23, 2015 Contemporary hit radio Epic [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Benjamin, Jeff (October 15, 2015). "Meghan Trainor Boogies With 'Peanuts' Gang in "Better When I'm Dancing" Video". Fuse. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Daw, Robbie (October 9, 2015). "Meghan Trainor's "Feel Better When I'm Dancin'" From 'The Peanuts Movie': Listen To A Clip". Idolator. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Better When I'm Dancin'". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Meghan Trainor Cuts a Move with Snoopy and Charlie Brown in 'Better When I'm Dancin Video: Watch". Billboard. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guest Meghan Trainor". NBC. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "You Won't Be Able to Stop Listening to Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor's New Song". Popsugar. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Meghan Trainor - Better When I'm Dancin' - Music on Google Play". Google Play. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Better When I'm Dancin' - Vinyl Record - Sound Stage Direct". Sound Stage Direct. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Meghan Trainor – Better When I'm Dancin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Meghan Trainor – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Meghan Trainor. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Meghan Trainor – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Meghan Trainor. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kid Digital Songs : Nov 7, 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ "RECORD REPORT - Top 100" (in Spanish). Record Report. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ "RECORD REPORT - Pop General" (in Spanish). Record Report. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ "RECORD REPORT - Top Anglo" (in Spanish). Record Report. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ "MEGHAN TRAINOR su Radio Airplay". RadioAirplay.it (in Italian). October 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

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