"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" is a song by French music producer and DJ
Bob Sinclar
Christophe Le Friant (; born 10 May 1969), better known by his stage name Bob Sinclar (), is a French record producer, DJ and remixer. He is the owner of the record label Yellow Productions.
Musical career
A native of Paris, Le Friant began DJ ...
, co-produced by regular partner
Cutee B
Christophe Le Friant (; born 10 May 1969), better known by his stage name Bob Sinclar (), is a French record producer, DJ and remixer. He is the owner of the record label Yellow Productions.
Musical career
A native of Paris, Le Friant began D ...
and featuring
Dollarman
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Career
In the early 1990s, he recorded his first two tr ...
,
Big Ali
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, and Makedah on vocals. The song uses recreated parts of the 1990 hit "
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
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" by
C+C Music Factory
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History
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and was released as the third major single off the album ''
Western Dream
''Western Dream'' is the fourth studio album by French producer Bob Sinclar. The album is one of his most successful albums, spawning the hit singles "Love Generation (song), Love Generation", which was a number one hit in Europe, "World, Hold On ...
'', on 21 August 2006. It became Sinclar's most popular single on the
UK Singles Chart
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, peaking at number three. The song also reached number one in Belgium (
Flanders
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and
Wallonia
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) and number six on the Australian
ARIA Singles Chart
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.
Music video
The music video features David Beaudoin, the same boy from the "
Love Generation" and "
World, Hold On" videos, as well as two young girls. Throughout the video, these actors parody many famous popular songs, artist, and otherwise notable pop culture references. In order, the references are as follows:
Tom Cruise
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during the dance scene in ''
Risky Business
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'',
Nirvana's ''
Smells Like Teen Spirit
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'' music video,
AC/DC
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,
Eminem
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,
Bob Marley
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.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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,
Sean Paul
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Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
,
The Beatles' performance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'',
Justin Timberlake's ''
Cry Me a River'' music video,
John Travolta
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in ''
Saturday Night Fever
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'' and
Michael Jackson's ''
Thriller'' music video. Bob Sinclar appears in the middle of the music video as a neighbor next door who comes to the house's door step to complain about the loud music being played by the boy in the house.
Track listings and format
12-inch maxi-single (Yellow Productions)
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
lub Mix5:02
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
ub Mix
UB or Ub may refer to:
Organizations
*Basel University Library, german: Bibliothek der Universität Basel, abbreviated UB.
* UltimateBet, a defunct online poker site
* Ungermann-Bass, a computer networking company in California
*United Biscuits, ...
4:28
5-inch maxi-single (541)
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
adio Edit Adio may refer to:
Business
*Adio (company), the former skateboard footwear and apparel company
Music Songs
* "Adio" (song), a song by Montenegrin recording artist Knez that represented Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
*"Adio", a 19 ...
3:16
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
lub Mix5:02
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
ub Mix
UB or Ub may refer to:
Organizations
*Basel University Library, german: Bibliothek der Universität Basel, abbreviated UB.
* UltimateBet, a defunct online poker site
* Ungermann-Bass, a computer networking company in California
*United Biscuits, ...
4:28
8-track CD single (Tommy Boy Entertainment, LLC)
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
adio Edit Adio may refer to:
Business
*Adio (company), the former skateboard footwear and apparel company
Music Songs
* "Adio" (song), a song by Montenegrin recording artist Knez that represented Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
*"Adio", a 19 ...
3:16
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
riginal Club Mix5:02
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
obby Blanco & Miki Moto Club Mix8:06
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
ondon 909 Vocal Mix7:52
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
ike Cruz Rock This Club Vocal Mix8:20
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
obby Blanco & Miki Moto Dub6:26
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
ondon 909 Dub7:40
# "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
ike Cruz Everybody Dance Dub7:59
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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Bob Sinclar songs
2006 singles
2006 songs
Songs written by Bob Sinclar
Tommy Boy Records singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
Yellow Productions singles