"Watch Me" is a song by American singers

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. It was produced by Ben Charles, Aaron Harmon, and Jim Wes, who also co-wrote the song for '' Shake It Up: Break It Down'' (2011), the soundtrack to the Disney Channel television series, ''

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''. It was released as single on June 21, 2011, through

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. An original version of the song, sung by

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, is also included on the ''Shake It Up: Break It Down'' soundtrack. It is the lead single from the soundtrack performed by

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. It peaked at number 63 on the ''

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and at number 86 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The accompanying music video portrays Thorne and Zendaya in a building dancing with other people.

Background and composition

"Watch Me" was a single released from the soundtrack '' Shake It Up: Break It Down'' (2011), for the television series ''

'' on Disney Channel. It was first heard on the series' first episode under the original

version, which premiered on November 7, 2010 in North America, seven months before the single's actual release. The girls recorded the cover song in April 2011, as multiple pictures were tweeted and news outlets reported. The original song was heard in several other episodes of ''Shake It Up''.

Music video

Bella Thorne and Zendaya enjoy the dancing and singing in the video. The video has many cuts/close-up shots of Zendaya and Bella singing to the song. On January 17, 2015, the video reached 100 million views on Vevo, winning a Vevo Certified Award.

Story

The clip begins with

and

at a photo shoot and they hear music playing. They see an abandoned warehouse and look through a broken window. Inside, there is a group of dancers dancing to the music. They then exchange their dresses for colorful dance clothes, enter the warehouse and join the group of dancers. Close-up shots of them singing the song are intercut throughout the video.

Release

The music video was released on June 17, 2011, during the series premiere of ''

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References

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