Just Dance 2022

{{Short description|2021 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox video game | title = Just Dance 2022 | image = Just Dance 2022.jpg | developer = {{ubl|[[Ubisoft Paris]]|[[Ubisoft Pune]]|[[Ubisoft Shanghai]]|Room8}} | publisher = [[Ubisoft]] | series = ''[[Just Dance (video game series)|Just Dance]]'' | engine = [[UbiArt Framework]] | platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Switch]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]|[[Google Stadia|Stadia]]}} | released = November 4, 2021 | genre = [[Music video game|Music]] | modes = {{ubl|[[Single-player video game|Single-player]]|[[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]}} | director = | producer = | composer = }} '''''Just Dance 2022''''' is a 2021 dance [[rhythm game]] developed and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It was unveiled on June 12, 2021, during the Ubisoft Forward [[E3]] web presentation as the thirteenth main installment of the [[Just Dance (video game series)|series]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/124949/just-dance-2022-announced-for-november-during-ubisoft-forward-e3-2021|title=Just Dance 2022 announced for November during Ubisoft Forward E3 2021|publisher=Shack News|date=12 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623202507/https://www.shacknews.com/article/124949/just-dance-2022-announced-for-november-during-ubisoft-forward-e3-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released on November 4, 2021, for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], and [[Google Stadia|Stadia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/7Gpv1gzNE9ct1fz52QQYdb/just-dance-2022-brings-new-tracks-to-level-up-your-dance-skills?ncid=347-5962---1-VOP-13-41-JD22_ANNOUNCE_TODRICK--17-2-10-0621-6----ID_109157-----&maltcode=digitalmarketing_C2W_VOP_youtube___JD21____&addinfo=YT|title=Just Dance 2022 Brings New Tracks to Level Up Your Dance Skills|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]|date=13 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2021|archive-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612223538/https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/7Gpv1gzNE9ct1fz52QQYdb/just-dance-2022-brings-new-tracks-to-level-up-your-dance-skills?ncid=347-5962---1-VOP-13-41-JD22_ANNOUNCE_TODRICK--17-2-10-0621-6----ID_109157-----&maltcode=digitalmarketing_C2W_VOP_youtube___JD21____&addinfo=YT|url-status=live}}</ref> This is the final installment released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Stadia (before its closure on January 18, 2023<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cranz |first1=Alex |title=Google is shutting down Stadia |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=The Verge |date=30 September 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929161556/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378713/google-stadia-shutting-down-game-streaming-january-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>), the final installment to support [[PlayStation Move]] and camera devices and the last known game overall to support [[Kinect]].

==Gameplay== [[File:Just Dance 2022 Gameplay.png|thumb|left|Gameplay of "Boombayah", a song in ''Just Dance 2022'']] {{further|Just Dance (video game series)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of the Just Dance series}} As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen dancer's choreography to a chosen song using either [[motion controller]]s (excluding the ninth generation consoles and Stadia) or the game's associated smartphone [[mobile app|app]]. The Stadia version also allows the use of a gamepad and a keyboard for menu navigation.

Its user interface and features are largely identical to those of ''[[Just Dance 2019]]'', ''[[Just Dance 2020]]'' and ''[[Just Dance 2021]]'', with the mechanics being the same as ''2021''.

Unlike the other games, the game features [[Three-dimensional space|3D]] pre-rendered backgrounds. (not stereoscopic.)

==Soundtrack== The following songs appear on ''Just Dance 2022'':<ref>{{cite AV media |date=November 3, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnab1gHwJeY |title=Full Song List {{!}} Just Dance 2022 [Official] |publisher=Just Dance |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411235839/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnab1gHwJeY |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="gamerant">{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Stefan Miguel |date=November 3, 2021 |title=Just Dance 2022 Song List |work=[[Game Rant]] |url=https://gamerant.com/just-dance-2022-song-list/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104084435/https://gamerant.com/just-dance-2022-song-list/ |archive-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="nintendo-life">{{cite news |last1=Craddock |first1=Ryan |title=Just Dance 2022 Launches On Switch Today, Here's The Full Song List |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/11/just-dance-2022-launches-on-switch-today-heres-the-full-song-list |access-date=November 4, 2021 |work=Nintendo Life |date=November 4, 2021 |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104124822/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/11/just-dance-2022-launches-on-switch-today-heres-the-full-song-list |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Year |- | "Baianá" || [[Bakermat]] || 2019 |- | "[[Believer (Imagine Dragons song)|Believer]]" || [[Imagine Dragons]] || 2017 |- | "[[Black Mamba (song)|Black Mamba]]" || [[Aespa]] || 2020 |- | "[[Boombayah]]" || [[Blackpink]] || 2016 |- | "[[Boss Bitch|Boss Witch]]"{{efn|name=bosswitch|Reworked cover of "Boss Bitch" with different lyrics, credited as "Boss Witch (Ubisoft clean cover)"}} || Skarlett Klaw (cover by Devmo)<ref>{{cite AV media |date=February 9, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FlZUkk8hQ |title=Just Dance Boss Witch Interview With DEVMO |publisher=[[Steve Ouimette]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218010155/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FlZUkk8hQ |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> (as made famous by [[Doja Cat]]) || 2020 |- | "[[Build a Bitch]]"{{efn|name=bitch|Censored in the game as "Build a B****", audio referent to the "Build a Babe" radio edit.}} || [[Bella Poarch]] || 2021 |- | "[[Buttons (The Pussycat Dolls song)|Buttons]]"{{efn|name=nokorea|Not available in the Korean version}}{{efn|name=online|Only playable with an internet connection}} || [[The Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] || 2006 |- | "[[Chacarron Macarron|Chacarron]]" || [[El Chombo]] || 2005 |- | "[[Chandelier (song)|Chandelier]]" || [[Sia]] || 2014 |- | "[[China (Anuel AA song)|China]]" || [[Anuel AA]], [[Daddy Yankee]], [[Karol G]], [[Ozuna (singer)|Ozuna]] and [[J Balvin]] || 2019 |- | "[[Don't Go Yet]]"{{efn|name=online|Only playable with an internet connection}} || [[Camila Cabello]] || 2021 |- | "[[Flash Pose]]" || [[Pabllo Vittar]] featuring [[Charli XCX]] || 2019 |- | "[[Freed from Desire]]" || [[Gala (singer)|Gala]] || 1996 |- | "Funk" || [[Meghan Trainor]] || 2020 |- | "[[Girl Like Me (Black Eyed Peas and Shakira song)|Girl Like Me]]" || [[Black Eyed Peas]] and [[Shakira]] || 2020 |- | "[[Good 4 U]]"{{efn|name=online|Only playable with an internet connection}} || [[Olivia Rodrigo]] || 2021 |- | "[[Happier Than Ever (song)|Happier Than Ever]]" || [[Billie Eilish]] || 2021 |- | "Human" || [[Sevdaliza]] || 2016 |- | "[[I'm Outta Love]]" || [[Anastacia]] || 2000 |- | "[[Jerusalema]]" || [[Master KG]] featuring [[Nomcebo Zikode]] || 2019 |- | "[[Jopping]]" || [[SuperM]] || 2019 |- | "[[Judas (Lady Gaga song)|Judas]]" || [[Lady Gaga]] || 2011 |- | "[[Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)]]" || [[Katy Perry]] || 2011 |- | "[[Level Up (Ciara song)|Level Up]]" || [[Ciara]] || 2018 |- | "[[Levitating (song)|Levitating]]" || [[Dua Lipa]] || 2020 |- | "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)#"Love Story (Taylor's Version)"|Love Story (Taylor's Version)]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || 2021 |- | "[[Mood (24kGoldn song)|Mood]]" || [[24kGoldn]] featuring [[Iann Dior]] || 2020 |- | "[[Mr. Blue Sky]]" || The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous by [[Electric Light Orchestra]]) || 1978 |- | "My Way"{{efn|name=online|Only playable with an internet connection}} || [[Domino Saints]] || 2021 |- | "[[Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels]]"{{efn|name=nhhh|Features the ''Just Dance'' version of the song and the original clean radio edit in-game; with Hall appearing as a coach in both routines}} || [[Todrick Hall]] || 2019 |- | "[[Pop/Stars]]"{{efn|name=lol|Tie-in to ''[[League of Legends]]'', featuring game characters/band members Kai'Sa, Ahri, Akali, and Evelynn as the main coaches.}} || [[K/DA]] featuring [[Madison Beer]], [[(G)I-dle]] and [[Jaira Burns]] || 2018 |- | "Poster Girl" || [[Zara Larsson]] || 2021 |- | "[[Rock Your Body]]" || [[Justin Timberlake]] || 2003 |- | "[[Run the World (Girls)]]" || [[Beyoncé]] || 2011 |- | "[[Save Your Tears#Ariana Grande remix|Save Your Tears (Remix)]]" || [[The Weeknd]] and [[Ariana Grande]] || 2021 |- | "[[Smalltown Boy]]" || [[Bronski Beat]] || 1984 |- | "Stop Drop Roll" || [[Ayo & Teo]] || 2021 |- | "[[Sua Cara]]" || [[Major Lazer]] featuring [[Anitta (singer)|Anitta]] and [[Pabllo Vittar]] || 2017 |- | "[[Think About Things]]" || [[Daði Freyr]] || 2020 |- | "You Can Dance" || [[Chilly Gonzales]] || 2010 |- | "[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]]" || [[Sylvester (singer)|Sylvester]] || 1978 |} {{notelist}}

===Kids Mode=== The following songs appear on the Kids Mode of the game, note that the following were previously featured on the Kids Mode of previous ''Just Dance'' games: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Year |- | "[[The Nutcracker|Dance of the Mirlitons]]"{{efn|name=kidsversion2021|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2021]]''}} || The Just Dance Orchestra (as made famous by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]) || 1892 |- | "Fearless Pirate"{{efn|name=kidsversion2018|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2018]]''}} || Marine Band (as made famous by The Yetties) || 2003 |- | "Funky Robot"{{efn|name=kidsversion2018|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2018]]''}} || Dancing Bros. (as made famous by Tom Haines & Christopher Branch) || 2006 |- | "Get on the Fire Truck"{{efn|name=kidsversion2021|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2021]]''}} || The Step Brigade (as made famous by Terry Devine-King) || 2020 |- | "Jungle Dances"{{efn|name=kidsversion2020|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2020]]''}} || The Sunlight Shakers || 2019 |- | "Kitchen Kittens"{{efn|name=kidsversion2020|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2020]]''}} || Cooking Meow Meow || 2019 |- | "Monsters of Jazz"{{efn|name=kidsversion2019|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2019]]''}} || Groove Century (as made famous by Jacky Arthur & Harold Geller) || 2015 |- | "My Friend the Dragon"{{efn|name=kidsversion2020|Previously featured on ''[[Just Dance 2020]]''}} || The Just Dance Orchestra || 2019 |} {{notelist}}

===''Just Dance Unlimited''=== ''Just Dance Unlimited'' continues to be offered on ''2022'' for eighth- and ninth-generation consoles and Stadia, featuring a streaming library of new and existing songs.

Songs exclusive to ''Just Dance Unlimited'' include: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Release date |- | "[[Koi (song)|Koi]]"{{efn|name=Tour|World Tour Event<ref name="world tour">{{cite AV media |date=January 13, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZFnvPEb9ms |title=World Tour Event {{!}} Just Dance 2022 [Official] |publisher=Just Dance |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116031456/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZFnvPEb9ms |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}{{efn|name=Japan|Also available as a Japanese and French-exclusive track on the soundtrack}}<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Ubisoft Japan |user=UBISOFT_JAPAN |number=1441349294813032448 |date=September 24, 2021 |title=『#ジャストダンス2022』へ、星野源の「恋」が収録されることが決定🕺💃！こちらが開発中のゲーム画面です👀 https://t.co/TKgV0PESH2 |language=ja |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924161902/https://twitter.com/UBISOFT_JAPAN/status/1441349294813032448 |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Gen Hoshino]] || 2016 || November 4, 2021 (Japan and France) January 13, 2022 (Worldwide) |- | "Shoutout"{{efn|name=Tour}}{{efn|name=Germany|Also available as a German-exclusive track on the soundtrack}}<ref>{{cite Instagram | user=justdance_de | author=Just Dance AUT, CH & DE | postid=CWLonoZIek1 | date=November 13, 2021 | title=Hey, kennt ihr schon die supercoole VIP-Made Choreo von @flyingstepsacademy und @marekfritz zum Song Shoutout von Lisa Pac? Jetzt neu in #justdance2022 🔥😍👌 #justdanceandfly | language=DE }}</ref> || Lisa Pac || 2021 || November 4, 2021 (Germany) January 13, 2022 (Worldwide) |- | "À la Folie"{{efn|name=Tour}}{{efn|name=France|Also available as a French-exclusive track on the soundtrack}} || Julien Granel and [[Léna Situations]] || 2021 || November 4, 2021 (France) January 20, 2022 (Worldwide) |- | "Waterval"{{efn|name=Tour}}{{efn|name=Benelux|Also available as a Benelux region-exclusive track on the soundtrack}}<ref name="jd2022-3">{{cite Instagram | user=just_dance_nl | author=Just Dance NL & BE | postid=CVA6w0lIqQ_ | date=October 14, 2021 | title=🔥 LOCAL TRACK ANNOUNCEMENT! 🔥 de eerste track van de nieuwe K3-samenstelling, 'Waterval', is gratis te dansen in #JustDance2022! Dans op de track vanaf 9 december 2021, vlak nadat bekend is wie de nieuwe K is. We kunnen mogelijk voor het eerst met een mannelijke K3-coach dansen en zijn op alle opties voorbereid! 🕺💃 Just Dance 2022 is vanaf 4 november 2021 overal verkrijgbaar! #JustDance #K3 | language=NL }}</ref> || [[K3 (band)|K3]] || 2021 || December 9, 2021 (Benelux region) January 27, 2022 (Worldwide) |- | "Princess"{{efn|name=Tour}}{{efn|name=SEA|Also available as a Southeast Asian, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese-exclusive track on the soundtrack}}{{efn|name=China|Also appeared in the Chinese version of ''[[Just Dance 2020]]''}} || [[Jam Hsiao]] || 2009 || November 18, 2021 (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan) February 3, 2022 (Worldwide) |- | "[[Positions (song)|Positions]]"{{efn|name=positions|Initially free to be played until March 3, 2022, then became exclusive after the said date}}{{efn|name=season1|Season 1: Astral}} || [[Ariana Grande]] || 2020 || February 17, 2022 (Initial release) March 3, 2022 (JDU exclusive) |- | "[[Montero (Call Me by Your Name)]]"{{efn|name=season1}} || [[Lil Nas X]] || 2021 || March 17, 2022 |- | "[[Kiss Me More]]"{{efn|name=season1}} || [[Doja Cat]] featuring [[SZA]] || 2021 || March 24, 2022 |- | "Follow the White Rabbit"{{efn|name=maintracklist|Originally meant to be in the main tracklist}}{{efn|name=season1}} || [[Madison Beer]] || 2021 || March 31, 2022 |- | "[[Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran song)|Bad Habits]]"{{efn|name=badhabits|Initially free to be played until June 16, 2022, then became exclusive after the said date}}{{efn|name=season2|Season 2: Surreal}} || [[Ed Sheeran]] || 2021 || June 2, 2022 (Initial release) June 16, 2022 (JDU exclusive) |- | "[[Daisy (Ashnikko song)|Daisy]]"{{efn|name=season2}} || [[Ashnikko]] || 2020 || June 30, 2022 |- | "[[Malibu (Kim Petras song)|Malibu]]"{{efn|name=maintracklist}}{{efn|name=season2}} || [[Kim Petras]] || 2020 || July 7, 2022 |- | "[[Break My Heart (Dua Lipa song)|Break My Heart]]"{{efn|name=maintracklist}}{{efn|name=season2}} || [[Dua Lipa]] || 2020 || July 12, 2022 |} {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/just-dance/2022}}

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