"Roller Coaster" is the debut single recorded by American singer and songwriter
Erika Jayne
Erika Girardi (née Chahoy; born July 10, 1971), known professionally as Erika Jayne, is an American singer, television personality and former actress.
Early life
Erika Girardi was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 10, 1971, to single mother Re ...
for her debut studio album ''
Pretty Mess'' (2009).
Released as the album's lead single, the song was first distributed digitally on January 1, 2007, accompanied by a
CD single
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released in the same month. The CD single included eleven remixes of the song in addition to the single version. The song was written by Peter Rafelson and
Eric Kupper
Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent.
Biography
Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keybo ...
, and produced by Ike Dirty, Eric Kupper and Peter Rafelson.
Musically, the track is a
house
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song, with
EDM
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influences. "Roller Coaster" was well received by music critics. It peaked at number 30 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Global Dance Songs, number one on the
Hot Dance Club Songs
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chart and number 21 on U.S.
Dance/Mix Show Airplay
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chart.
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People
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'' magazine described music video for "Roller Coaster", as "a monumental undertaking, shooting across multiple locations."
The music video was shot in
The Bahamas
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and at
Stardust Resort and Casino
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in
Las Vegas, Nevada
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. "It kind of turned out to be this all over the place, extravagant, over-the-top video," Erika Jayne told ''People'' in 2017.
Track listing
Charts
See also
*
List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (US)
References
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2007 singles
2007 songs
Songs written by Eric Kupper