Better When I'm Dancin'

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Composition

A soca song,[1] "Better When I'm Dancin'" strays from Trainor's usual doo-wop-influenced musical style, being described as "breezy and harmless" with traces of house music.[2][1] The song is written in the key of D major with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. In the verses, the song follows a chord progression of D–D/F♯–G5–D/F♯–Em7–Asus, and Trainor's vocals span from G4 to D6 in the song.[3]

Music video

Directed by Philip Andelman, the video premiered on Apple Music on October 13, 2015 and debuted on Vevo the following day. It features Trainor with appearances from Snoopy, Woodstock, Charlie Brown, among other characters from Peanuts.[4]

Live performances

Trainor performed "Better When I'm Dancin'" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on November 5, 2015.[5] She also performed the song on the Dancing with the Stars season 21 finale on November 24, 2015, followed by her collaboration with Who Is Fancy and Ariana Grande, "Boys like You".[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No. Title Length
1. "Better When I'm Dancin'"   2:56
Vinyl[8]
No. Title Length
1. "Better When I'm Dancin'"   2:56
2. "Bang Dem Sticks"   3:01

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 76
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 93
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 1
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 1
Venezuela (Record Report)[13] 99
Venezuela (Pop General)[14] 29
Venezuela (Top Anglo)[15] 17

References

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External links

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  9. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Meghan Trainor – Better When I'm Dancin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Meghan Trainor – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Meghan Trainor. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Meghan Trainor – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Meghan Trainor. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kid Digital Songs : Nov 7, 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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