"Evacuate the Dancefloor" is a song by German group

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from their third studio album of the same name. The song features a rap by Afro-German rapper

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and was released as the album's

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on 29 June 2009. The song peaked at number five on the

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. Outside Germany, the single topped the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It also became the act's third number-one single on the US '' Billboard''

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chart and second top forty hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, following 2006's " Everytime We Touch". The single peaked within the top ten of the charts in several countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland, and the top thirty in the United States. The track was featured on the

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'', as well as the television advertisements for the game.

Writing and inspiration

Group member

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and frequent collaborator Allan Eshuijs wrote the song together at a studio session, with

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taking care of putting the track production together. Seen as being counter-intuitive for what is a dancefloor-bound song, Eshuijs told HitQuarters that he and Yanou chose the title phrase because they simply wanted to say something a bit different. Having decided the hook line should be "something-something-dancefloor", they managed to complete the phrase by Googling for "nice words and weird combinations of words". They then built the story of the song around it.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Music House wrote that the track builds "on the

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sound Cascada pioneered" and described it as a "playful, sexy pop stomper that brings R&B, slinky

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and

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to the group's table for the first time. The track is still a euphoric, arms-in-the-air dancefloor anthem, but this time, its moves are more sophisticated, its sonic tricks cleverer and vocalist

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's vocals both more personal and powerful than ever." Digital Spy added that the song is "a bit different from the Eurodance throbathons of old. To our ears, 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' sounds like a mix of

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, recent Britney and

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's ' Don't Stop Movin'." DJ Ron Slomowicz of

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stated: "Known for their uptempo europop singles clocking in at over 140 BPM like 'Everytime We Touch' and 'What Hurts the Most,' Cascada has gone a completely different route with 'Evacuate the Dancefloor.' With a Lady Gaga-like production style and a guest rap from German rapper Carlprit, the song is instantly catchy and will no doubt be embraced by lovers of commercial dance music." During an interview, lead singer Natalie Horler commented on the single saying "We have definitely developed the Cascada sound." "With Evacuate The Dancefloor, we've taken all we learnt over the last few years and moved on. It's refreshing and fun. I love R 'n' B and I've always had a soulful voice, but I didn't have much opportunity to show that off. This song is more of a challenge for me to sing. I can't wait to take it to the clubs. People's jaws are going to hit the floor when they hear it."

Comparison to Lady Gaga

Because "Evacuate the Dancefloor" is predominantly electropop rather than one of the group's regular Eurodance anthems, some critics have compared it to

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's sound, while others have compared the song to

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's " Party in the U.S.A." in terms of music structure and lyrical content. In an interview with David Balls of Digital Spy, Horler insisted that the song was written before May 2008, stating:

I don't like the term rip-off because it's a bit negative. We started the album n early to mid 2008and 'Evacuate' was one of the first songs that we recorded when Lady Gaga wasn't even around. Someone told me they read on the Internet that we actually inspired her. I don't know if it's true, but that would be amazing. We've been around for a long time and we've worked hard for our success, so there's no reason for us to throw away everything that we're respected for. You do evolve and progress and we're very proud of what's come of it.

Co-writer Allan Eshuijs said that Cascada moved from their trademark anthemic Eurodance sound towards electropop because with sales of their second album, '' Perfect Day'', marking a downward turn they decided they had to abandon their formula and do something different.

Chart performance

"Evacuate the Dancefloor" made its chart debut on the Irish Singles Chart for the week ending 25 June 2009 and peaked at number two. The song debuted at number one on the

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for the week ending 11 July 2009, becoming the group's first UK chart-topper, beating

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. It was certified gold in the country after eight weeks on the chart, selling over 7,500 copies. The song also debuted on the

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chart, the single went to number one on its 26 September 2009 issue, giving the act their third number-one single on the chart (following 2006's "Everytime We Touch" and 2008's "

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Music video

The music video was supposed to premiere on the evening of 17 May 2009 on the Clubland website, but this was postponed due to reported problems in the transportation of the film from

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to the UK. The video finally premiered the next day on 18 May. On 3 August 2010, the video received a nomination for Best Dance Video at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. The video shows Horler, sporting a dress with a

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print, singing in front of lights in a club and surrounded by partygoers. It then shows dancers on a dance floor with Horler singing in front of open doors and people dancing in the background. Carlprit appears singing on some seats before the camera goes back to Horler and the dancers while occasionally showing Carlprit singing the backing vocals. It finishes with Horler singing on a spinning set of seats surrounded by the dancers.

Track listings

*German download release (Amazon MP3/Musicload) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Chriss Ortega Bigroom Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Remix) *German iTunes release #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Chriss Ortega Bigroom Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Frisco Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Music Video) *German download release ''(Acoustic Mixes)'' (Amazon MP3) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Unplugged) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Buena Vista Mix) *UK iTunes EP 1 #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Cahill Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Ultrabeat Remix) *UK iTunes EP 2 #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Chriss Ortega Bigroom Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Frisco Remix) *UK/ French digital download release #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Ultrabeat Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Frisco Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Chriss Ortega Bigroom Remix) *UK/ French CD single #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) *UK club promo CD single #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Lockout's Mirrorball Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Ultrabeat Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Frisco Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys' "Look Who's Back" Dub) *US maxi CD singlehttp://members4.boardhost.com/robbins2/msg/1246648821.html #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Cahill Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Chriss Ortega Bigroom Radio Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Extended Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Cahill Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Chriss Ortega Bigroom Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Frisco Remix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Wideboys Dub) *US iTunes exclusive: ''The International Mixes (and more)''http://members4.boardhost.com/robbins2/msg/1252605239.html #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Ultrabeat Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (PH Elektro Edit) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Rob Mayth Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Ultrabeat Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (PH Elektro Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Lockout's Mirrorball Mix) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Unplugged Live!) #"Evacuate the Dancefloor" (Buena Vista Edit) #"Faded" (Wideboys Miami House Mix) #"Just Like a Pill" #"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evacuate The Dancefloor 2009 singles 2009 songs Cascada songs Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Songs about dancing Songs written by Allan Eshuijs Songs written by DJ Manian Songs written by Yanou UK Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Israel Number-one singles in Scotland All Around the World Productions singles