{{Short description|2010 single by Miranda Cosgrove}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Dancing Crazy | cover = Dancing Crazy single.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Miranda Cosgrove | EP = High Maintenance {{noitalic|and the album}} Sparks Fly (Japan edition) | released = {{Start date|2010|12|21}} | recorded = | studio = Maratone, Stockholm | genre = <!-- Genres sourced in the Composition section. Do not add unsourced genres! --> * Bubblegum * pop-punk * synth-pop * new wave * rock | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=40}} | label = Epic | writer = * Shellback * Max Martin * Avril Lavigne | producer = * Max Martin * Shellback | chronology = Miranda Cosgrove | prev_title = Kissin U | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|TiOumJEe2yQ|"Dancing Crazy"}}}} }}
"'''Dancing Crazy'''" is a song by American singer Miranda Cosgrove from her second extended play ''High Maintenance'' (2011). It was released as the lead single from the extended play on December 21, 2010, by Columbia Records. The song was written by Shellback, Max Martin, and Avril Lavigne, whilst production was helmed by Martin and Shellback. According to Cosgrove, the song is about friendship and having fun.
The song was met with mixed reviews from music critics, who praised the track as a fun, catchy dance track while others dismissed it as unoriginal and forgettable. In the United States, the single peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 100.<ref name="billboard1">{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=miranda cosgrove|chart=all}}</ref> It was moderately successful in some countries, such as Slovakia, where it peaked at number seventeen.<ref name="ifpicr1">{{cite web |author=ds |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R |title=Sns Ifpi |publisher=Ifpicr.cz |accessdate=2011-03-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110021817/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R |archivedate=2007-01-10 }}</ref> The song's music video debuted on February 13<ref>{{cite web|last=Girl |first=Cosmo |url=http://www.seventeen.com/cosmogirl/miranda-cosgrove-dancing-crazy-video-premiere |title=Miranda Cosgrove Dancy Crazy Video News |publisher=Seventeen |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> and features Cosgrove and her friends sneaking out and going to a party that is taking place on a high school football field.
==Background== In October 2010, Cosgrove announced new tour dates for the Sparks Fly Tour which was later renamed to the Dancing Crazy Tour. "Dancing Crazy" was released for digital download on December 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dancing-crazy-single/408916529 |title=Dancing Crazy - Single by Miranda Cosgrove - Download Dancing Crazy - Single on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-12-21 |access-date=2011-03-06}}</ref>
"Dancing Crazy" was written by Avril Lavigne, Max Martin, and Shellback, and produced by the latter two.
==Composition== [[File:Avril Lavigne (Black Star Tour) at Kartika Expo.jpg|thumb|left|155px|Avril Lavigne wrote the song, about dancing through the night.]] The single is written in a common verse-chorus style. The song closes with the ending word "Smack". During a ''Behind the Scenes'' look at the recording of the song, Cosgrove stated, <blockquote> "Dancing Crazy is so fun. I just think about going out with my friends and going to parties and having a good time. [One of my] favorite parts of the song is when is when I say 'I know whatever happens, you will be right by my side'. It's just like, you know you'll always have your friends there."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mirandacosgroveofficial.com/us/news/behind-scenes-recording-studio |title=Behind the Scenes in the Recording Studio! | The Official Miranda Cosgrove Site |publisher=Mirandacosgroveofficial.com |date=2011-01-05 |accessdate=2011-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123045057/http://www.mirandacosgroveofficial.com/us/news/behind-scenes-recording-studio |archive-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </blockquote>
Commonsensemedia wrote, "Dancing Crazy, ... has one thing on its mind: cutting loose on the dance floor until the wee hours of the morning. Written by Avril Lavigne, the song describes staying out all night, spending most of it dancing (with a little kissing thrown in) – "You, me in the spotlight / Running around till the end of the night / Hot, hot keep it comin' / We can rock out till the early morning." Though the actions in this tune aren't necessarily irresponsible, they may be a little iffy for the youngest tweens."<ref name=common>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/dancing-crazy-cd-single |title="Dancing Crazy" (CD single) by Miranda Cosgrove - Music Review |publisher=Commonsensemedia.org |date=2010-12-21 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref>
"Dancing Crazy" has been described as bubblegum pop-punk, synthpop, new wave and rock song with a similar composition to What the Hell by Avril Lavigne.<ref name=DancingCrazyMirandaCosgroveAllMusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/dancing-crazy-mt0040632763|title=Dancing Crazy - Miranda Cosgrove|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=2025-08-19}}</ref>
==Reception== ===Critical reception=== The song was met with mixed reviews from critics. ''Idolator'' said of the song "Poppy! Fun! Kinda 80s Bananarama-ish! The "You! Me! In the spotlight!" bit in particular sounds like "Girlfriend"-esque Avril, not to mention the low-key guitar on the bridge. We're guessing this tune didn't make the cut of Lavigne's upcoming album Goodbye Lullaby and Miranda snatched up her scraps. Still, even as leftovers, it's a pretty tasty track and much like she did with Kesha's 'Disgusting', Miranda can pull it off."<ref>[https://archive.today/20110815225442/http://idolator.com/5717421/miranda-cosgrove-is-dancing-crazy-on-her-avril-lavigne-written-track/ Miranda Cosgrove is Dancing Crazy on her Avril Lavigne-Written Track] www.idolator.com</ref> Common Sense Media gave the song 3 out of 5 stars, saying, "Ultimately, it's hard to tell this song apart from the sea of similar-sounding tunes out there, making it a fairly forgettable track overall."
===Commercial performance=== In the US, the song peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 100. It peaked at number thirty-six on the Pop Songs chart and on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart at number twenty-one.<ref name="billboard1"/> In Slovakia, it debuted and peaked at number seventeen on the official Hot 100 singles chart.<ref name="ifpicr1"/>
==Live performances== The song was first performed live on the Dancing Crazy Tour, which began in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021005843.html |title=Music review: Miranda Cosgrove and Greyson Chance at Strathmore |work=Washingtonpost.com |date=2011-02-10 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greysonchancezone.com/featured-greyson-chance-stories/greyson-chance-on-dancing-crazy-tour-with-miranda-cosgrove |title=Greyson Chance on 'Dancing Crazy' Tour with Miranda Cosgrove |publisher=Greyson Chance Zone |date=2010-12-08 |accessdate=2011-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310121102/http://www.greysonchancezone.com/featured-greyson-chance-stories/greyson-chance-on-dancing-crazy-tour-with-miranda-cosgrove |archive-date=2011-03-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song was the fourteenth and final track to be performed on the tour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bream |first=Jon |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/114630049.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUt:aDyaEP:kD:a_47cQiU47cQU17cQ_bDaEP7U |title=How to make Greyson/Miranda concert more kid-friendly |publisher=StarTribune.com |date=2011-01-31 |accessdate=2012-02-12}}</ref> The song was performed live on the March 9, 2011, episode of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/03/miranda_cosgrove_performs_dancing_crazy_featuring_greyson_chance_0309.php |title=Watch Miranda Cosgrove's Performance - On Ellen's Music Page - The Ellen DeGeneres Show |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-12 |archive-date=March 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311121300/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/03/miranda_cosgrove_performs_dancing_crazy_featuring_greyson_chance_0309.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> As Cosgrove started to sing the final chorus of the song, Greyson Chance, who had opened up for her on her Dancing Crazy Tour, appeared on stage to sing with her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/promos/ |title=This Week on the Ellen Show |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |accessdate=2012-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212062658/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/promos/ |archive-date=2012-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greysonchanceweb.com/2011/03/greyson-chance-and-miranda-cosgrove-dance-crazy-on-the-ellen-show/ |title=Greyson Chance and Miranda Cosgrove "Dance Crazy" on The Ellen Show | Greyson Chance FanSite |publisher=Greysonchanceweb.com |date=2011-03-09 |accessdate=2012-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321053501/http://www.greysonchanceweb.com/2011/03/greyson-chance-and-miranda-cosgrove-dance-crazy-on-the-ellen-show/ |archive-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 15, the day of the EP's release, Cosgrove performed the song at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, California.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mirandacosgroveofficial.com/us/events |title=Events | The Official Miranda Cosgrove Site |publisher=Mirandacosgroveofficial.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-12 |archive-date=January 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106123517/http://www.mirandacosgroveofficial.com/us/events |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the ''Dancing Crazy Summer Tour,'' Cosgrove again performed the song with Chance.
==Music video== The music video for "Dancing Crazy" was first announced during Cosgrove's interview on ''Today''. While there, she also showed a snippet of the music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg85qa3O1f8 |title=Miranda Cosgrove Today Show Interview |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> During a Behind the Scenes look, Cosgrove stated: <blockquote> "Basically, in the video, I'm sneaking out of the house with my friends in this cool vintage red car. As we're driving, other cars show up behind us and other people that are our friends follow. And we all wind up at this high school. We sneak into the Football Field and just have this big party. Dancing Crazy is just about going out and having a good time. One of my best friends in the world is in the video, and it's gonna be fun, just dancing with her and having fun."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg85qa3O1f8] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625055855/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg85qa3O1f8|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> </blockquote>
The video opens up to several girls waiting for Cosgrove outside of her house. It is 11:00 pm; Cosgrove gets out of bed and sneaks outside. As the group leaves, Cosgrove sees her teenage neighbor and the two briefly smile at one another. Cosgrove and her friends drive down a road and several other cars filled with teenagers are following them. They arrive at a high school football field, where a car and large speakers have been set up. The teens begin to dance with one another. Cosgrove sits on the car and the neighbor that Cosgrove saw previously arrives. Cosgrove and her neighbor walk to bleachers and hold hands; they later kiss and dance. Sprinklers turn on and the teens run back home. Cosgrove drives back home with her friends as the sun begins to rise. Cosgrove arrives home and lays down; her alarm clock goes off. The video closes with her pressing the snooze button.<ref>{{youTube|TiOumJEe2yQ|Miranda Cosgrove - "Dancing Crazy" - YouTube}}</ref>
==Track listing== ; Digital download / promotional CD single<ref name="apple1"/> # "Dancing Crazy" – 3:43
==Credits and personnel== Credits and personnel are adapted from the ''High Maintenance'' extended play liner notes.<ref name="ep">{{cite AV media notes|others=Miranda Cosgrove|title=High Maintenance|year=2011|type=CD liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=88697 85483 2}}</ref> * Shellback – writer, producer, recording, drums, guitars, bass * Max Martin – writer, producer, recording, keyboards * Avril Lavigne – writer * Serban Ghenea – mixing * Michael Ilbert – engineering * Miranda Cosgrove – vocals * John Hanes – mixing engineer * Tim Roberts – assistant mixing engineer
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Dancing Crazy" |- ! Chart (2011) ! Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row" | Japan (Japan Hot 100)<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=June 29, 2011|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 {{!}} Charts {{!}} Billboard JAPAN|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=07&day=04|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113180713/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=07&day=04|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> | 56 |- ! scope="row" | Slovakia (Singles Digital Top 100)<ref name="ifpislk">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R |title=Dancing Crazy on Slovenská |publisher=(IFPI) |work=IFPI |accessdate=2011-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110021817/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R |archivedate=2007-01-10 }}</ref> | 17 |- {{Single chart|Billboardhot100|100|artist=Miranda Cosgrove|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardpopsongs|36|artist=Miranda Cosgrove|rowheader=true}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Country !! Date !! Format !! Label |- ! scope="row"| Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/dancing-crazy/408916529?i=408917226|title=Dancing Crazy – Single by Miranda Cosgrove|work =iTunes Canada|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=2010-12-21 |access-date=2011-02-22}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| December 21, 2010 | rowspan="2"| Digital download, CD single | Sony |- ! scope="row"| United States<ref name="apple1">{{cite web|url =https://music.apple.com/us/album/dancing-crazy/408916529|title =Dancing Crazy – Single by Miranda Cosgrove|work =iTunes US|publisher =Apple Inc.|access-date =2011-03-06}}</ref> | Epic |}
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