Dirty Dancer (Kingsland Road song)
| "Dirty Dancer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Kingsland Road | ||||
| from the album We Are the Young | ||||
| Released | 10 August 2014 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Soundcheck | |||
| Writer(s) | Kingsland Road, Ollie Green | |||
| Kingsland Road singles chronology | ||||
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"Dirty Dancer" is the debut single by English boy band Kingsland Road. It combines the elements of indie pop, new wave, disco, and funk. It was released on 10 August 2014.[1]
Background and composition
In November 2013, Kingsland Road finished in ninth place on the tenth series of The X Factor.[2] In June 2014, they announced that they would be funding their debut album through PledgeMusic and that it would be released in January 2015.[3] In June, they announced details of their debut single "Dirty Dancer".[4][5]
In an interview with the Daily Star, band member JJ Thompson said that the song was inspired by Jesy Nelson of girl group Little Mix. He stated, "The song is inspired from a night out with Little Mix. It's called Dirty Dancer and Little Mix are dirty dancers. I would say Jesy is the dirtiest dancer from them and I'd say Jay [Scott of Kingsland Road] is the hip-thruster when it comes down to the boys. We all kind of paired off and got down and dirty on the dancefloor."[6]
Music video
The song's lyric video premiered on 27 June 2014.[7] The official music video was released on 10 July 2014.[8]
Chart performance
"Dirty Dancer" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 85 on 17 August 2014.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Dirty Dancer (Radio Edit) - Single by Kingsland Road". iTunes. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Prosser, Caroline (3 November 2013). "The end of the road: Kingsland Road are latest act to be eliminated from The X Factor after sing-off with Tamera Foster". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kingsland Road: Debut Album on PledgeMusic". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Creighton, Sam (30 May 2014). "Kingsland Road reveal 'relief' at escaping X-Factor". Daily Mail (DMG Media). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Rainsforth, Lara (9 June 2014). "Kingsland Road Announce Album Details". ukstandup.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Ingham, James (1 June 2014). "Kingsland Road hung out with Little Mix on night out for song inspiration". Daily Star. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kingsland Road - Dirty Dancer (Lyric Video)". YouTube. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kingsland Road - Dirty Dancer". YouTube. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Music, Click (18 August 2014). "Kingsland Road miss out on UK Top 40 with debut single". Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com.