"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" | ||||
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Single by Paula Abdul | ||||
from the album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 | ||||
Released | January 18, 2008 (Radio) January 22, 2008 (Digital download) |
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Format | Digital download | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, R&B | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | Concord Music Group | |||
Writer(s) | Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano Shae Patrick Skinner Eritza Laues |
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Producer(s) | DEEKAY Randy Jackson |
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Paula Abdul singles chronology | ||||
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"Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is a dance-pop song by American singer Paula Abdul. It is Abdul's first single release in nearly twelve years. The single was produced by DEEKAY and Randy Jackson and appears on his album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1.
The song was written by Lil' Eddie, Shae Patrick Skinner and Eritza Laues. The track was produced by DEEKAY and Randy Jackson. Additional vocal production was done by Oliver Leiber. Abdul sings in breathy vocals over an uptempo electronic beat. The song is Paula Abdul's first single since "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" in 1996. This song was featured in the musical video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2.
The song was sent to American radio stations on January 18, 2008. On January 22 the digital single was released to the iTunes Store and other digital download services. It is the first single off Randy Jackson's debut album, Music Club: Volume 1 (2008). On February 25, 2008, following the showing on American Idol, the song peaked at number 11 on US iTunes.
Paula Abdul pre-taped a performance that aired during the pre-game show for Super Bowl XLII. Abdul performed a dance routine with several back-up dancers while Jackson played bass guitar with the band. Although she lip-synced, the performance still managed to receive some favorable reviews. A reviewer from MTV wrote, "sure, her pre-game performance of 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow' was pretaped. And yes, it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it." Another MTV review was less kind: "The painfully '80s Janet Jackson rip-off tune and skinny-tie-era backup dancers made Adbul [sic] look like the Mrs. Robinson of dance pop. Judging those kids on 'Idol' just got a lot harder."