{{short description|2020 single by Meghan Trainor}} {{good article}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox song | name = Make You Dance | type = single | cover = Meghan Trainor - Make You Dance.png | alt = A pink-tinged portrait of a blonde woman in a white dress looking towards the screen | artist = Meghan Trainor | album = Treat Myself ''(Deluxe)'' | released = {{start date|2020|7|10}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Dance-pop | length = {{duration|m=3|s=11}} | label = Epic | writer = * Meghan Trainor * Andrew Wells * Anthony Rossomando * Grace Barker | producer = Asa Welch | prev_title = Nice to Meet Ya | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = White Christmas | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|G1f9jYAGh1M|"Make You Dance"}}}} }}
"'''Make You Dance'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor for her third major-label studio album ''Treat Myself'' (2020). The song was written by Trainor, Andrew Wells, Anthony Rossomando and Grace Barker, while production was handled by Asa Welch. It was released on July 10, 2020, as the lead single from the album's deluxe version and fourth in general through Epic Records.
Lyrically inspired by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the dance-pop song has funky disco vibes, sees Trainor admit her negative habits, and encourages the listeners to dance. "Make You Dance" received praise from music critics for its chorus and spirited nature. A music video for the song was released on July 17, 2020. A Remix EP for it was released two days prior, including remixes of it by Lash, Digital People, and De'La.
==Background and release== Trainor had been searching for a producer to create her upcoming third major-label studio album ''Treat Myself'' (2020) with, when she conducted the first session for it with songwriter Jacob Kasher Hindlin. He suggested that they work with then-unknown producer Andrew Wells. Trainor, who was expecting the session to go "really bad or really awesome", ended up writing the song "Let You Be Right" with them, and knew Wells "was the one."<ref name="Idolator 2">{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor Talks 'Let You Be Right' & 'Can't Dance': Interview |url=https://www.idolator.com/7679536/meghan-trainor-let-you-be-right-cant-dance-interview |publisher=Idolator |access-date=September 27, 2018 |date=May 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701083458/http://www.idolator.com/7679536/meghan-trainor-let-you-be-right-cant-dance-interview |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Wells ended up collaborating with Trainor on four songs for her second EP, ''The Love Train'' (2019).<ref>{{cite AV media notes| year=2019| title=The Love Train| others=Meghan Trainor| publisher=Epic Records}}</ref> Subsequently, the two co-wrote "Make You Dance" with Anthony Rossomando and Grace Barker, with production being handled by Asa Welch.<ref name="Notes" />
Epic Records released ''Treat Myself'' on January 31, 2020.<ref name="MV"/> In a June 2020 interview with iHeartRadio, Trainor stated that she was experiencing writer's block due to the public perception that she should be "creating [her] masterpiece" during the COVID-19 lockdowns.<ref>{{cite web |last=Seacrest |first=Ryan |author-link=Ryan Seacrest |title=Has Meghan Trainor Been Working on New Music During Quarantine? |url=https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2020-06-29-has-meghan-trainor-been-working-on-new-music-during-quarantine/ |publisher=iHeartRadio |access-date=July 17, 2020 |date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713020543/https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2020-06-29-has-meghan-trainor-been-working-on-new-music-during-quarantine/ |archive-date=July 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, on July 8, 2020, she announced the song title "Make You Dance" alongside a promotional picture, followed by an official countdown and teasers of it on her Instagram Stories.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Meghan |title=Meghan Trainor to release new music on Friday |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/7/9/meghan-trainor-to-release-new-music-on-friday.html |publisher=ABC News Radio |access-date=July 17, 2020 |date=July 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712013144/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/7/9/meghan-trainor-to-release-new-music-on-friday.html |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The song was released for digital download and streaming as the lead single from the deluxe version of ''Treat Myself'' and fourth in general, through Epic two days later.<ref name="Apple Music"/> The label released a Remix EP to promote the track on July 15, including remixes of it by Lash, Digital People, and De'La.<ref name="Remixes"/> The album's deluxe version was released two days later.<ref name="MV"/>
==Inspiration and composition== During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Trainor had to stay at home which made her feel "trapped in [her] brain and [her] thoughts."<ref name="Yahoo!"/> She turned to meditation and songwriting as ways to improve her mental health.<ref name="Yahoo!">{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor: Music heals me |url=https://nz.news.yahoo.com/meghan-trainor-music-heals-220704753.html |publisher=Yahoo! News |access-date=July 21, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721142027/https://nz.news.yahoo.com/meghan-trainor-music-heals-220704753.html |archive-date=July 21, 2020 }}</ref> Trainor wrote "Make You Dance" during the beginning of the quarantine. Shortly after the song's release, she revealed that it was inspired by her "insane addiction" to Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok as she "love[s] the songs that trend on there" and gets her new music from shazaming songs on the platform, in an interview with Brooke Reese via FaceTime on Apple Music.<ref>{{cite web |last=Colley |first=Katie |title=Meghan Trainor Says New Music Is 'Really Helping' With Mental Health |url=https://etcanada.com/news/670354/meghan-trainor-says-new-music-is-really-helping-with-mental-health/ |website=Entertainment Tonight Canada |access-date=July 21, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721130952/https://etcanada.com/news/670354/meghan-trainor-says-new-music-is-really-helping-with-mental-health/ |archive-date=July 21, 2020 }}</ref>
"Make You Dance" has funky disco vibes and a bass drop.<ref name="Radio.com">{{cite web |last=Kedem |first=Maia |title=Meghan Trainor Releases 'Make You Dance' Ahead of Treating Us With Deluxe Album |url=https://www.radio.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-releases-make-you-dance-before-deluxe-album |publisher=Radio.com |access-date=July 11, 2020 |date=July 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711154848/https://www.radio.com/music/pop/meghan-trainor-releases-make-you-dance-before-deluxe-album |archive-date=July 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The song begins with a sparse harmony, followed by bass thumps during which Trainor sings the lyrics "I dropped this shit to make you, make you, dance."<ref>{{cite news |title=Megan Trainor announces 'Treat Myself Deluxe' out on July 17 |url=https://pop.inquirer.net/97172/megan-trainor-annouces-treat-myself-deluxe-out-on-july-17 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=July 17, 2020 |date=July 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717001905/https://pop.inquirer.net/97172/megan-trainor-annouces-treat-myself-deluxe-out-on-july-17 |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> With lyrics inspired by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Trainor admits the negative habits she has picked up since the resultant lockdowns began, including drinking at 1 and staying awake all night to watch videos on her phone.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Megan |title=Meghan Trainor drops new COVID-19 inspired tune 'Make You Dance' |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/7/10/meghan-trainor-drops-new-covid-19-inspired-tune-make-you-dan.html |publisher=ABC News Radio |access-date=July 11, 2020 |date=July 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710172606/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/7/10/meghan-trainor-drops-new-covid-19-inspired-tune-make-you-dan.html |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> She also confesses to feeling lazy: "Lately I've been lazy, I've been drowning in my head."<ref name="Wass1"/> Idolator's Mike Wass described it as "fucks-free dance-pop with a massive chorus", and "a feel-good, quarantine banger of the highest caliber."<ref name="Idolate">{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor Drops 'You Don't Know Me' & 'Underwater' Videos |url=https://www.idolator.com/7912766/meghan-trainor-drops-you-dont-know-me-underwater-videos |publisher=Idolator |access-date=July 22, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815103647/https://www.idolator.com/7912766/meghan-trainor-drops-you-dont-know-me-underwater-videos |archive-date=August 15, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Idolate1">{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor Drops Deluxe Edition Of 'Treat Myself' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7912661/meghan-trainor-drops-deluxe-edition-of-treat-myself |publisher=Idolator |access-date=July 22, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815103718/https://www.idolator.com/7912661/meghan-trainor-drops-deluxe-edition-of-treat-myself |archive-date=August 15, 2020 }}</ref>
==Critical reception== From contemporary reviews, Radio.com's Maia Kedem wrote that "Make You Dance" has a "killer chorus", and "like all of Trainor's hits, [is] a bop and then some" that made Kedem dance and also the listeners.<ref name="Radio.com" /> Megan Stone of ABC News Radio described the song as "ultra-relatable and spirited", noting that it would "serve as a resounding anthem for those feeling worn down" by the pandemic.<ref name="ABC"/> Wass called it an "irresistible banger" that "lives up to its title", complimented the "razor-sharp" beats and "killer" chorus", and concluded that "all in all, it's another top-shelf bop from an album brimming with dance-pop delights."<ref name="Wass1">{{cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |title=Meghan Trainor Wants To 'Make You Dance' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7912412/meghan-trainor-wants-to-make-you-dance |publisher=Idolator |access-date=July 11, 2020 |date=July 10, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815104113/https://www.idolator.com/7912412/meghan-trainor-wants-to-make-you-dance |archive-date=August 15, 2020 }}</ref> ''E! Online''{{'}}s Billy Nilles stated that with "Make You Dance", "Trainor has one thing on her mind. And that's making sure we're all grooving as the world continues to spin ever more out of control."<ref>{{cite web |last=Nilles |first=Billy |title=The MixtapE! Presents H.E.R., Anitta, Katy Perry and More New Music Musts |url=https://www.eonline.com/ap/news/1169555/the-mixtape-presents-h-e-r-anitta-katy-perry-and-more-new-music-musts |website=E! Online |access-date=July 17, 2020 |date=July 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712120229/https://www.eonline.com/ap/news/1169555/the-mixtape-presents-h-e-r-anitta-katy-perry-and-more-new-music-musts |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Music video== Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the music video for "Make You Dance" was shot at Trainor's residence while practicing social distancing.<ref name="MV"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Colley |first=Katie |title=Meghan Trainor Drops 'Treat Myself' Deluxe Album, 'Make You Dance' Music Video |url=https://etcanada.com/news/669709/meghan-trainor-drops-treat-myself-deluxe-album-make-you-dance-music-video/ |website=Entertainment Tonight Canada |access-date=July 22, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718045738/https://etcanada.com/news/669709/meghan-trainor-drops-treat-myself-deluxe-album-make-you-dance-music-video/ |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was directed by Reggie, produced by Joy Hubbard, and choreographed by Charm La'Donna. Nicole Parks was the creative director, Neema Sadeghi was the director of photography, Jake Coury was the 1st AC, Sven Van Ostrand was the key grip/gaffer, Tessa Robeson was the production designer, Ozzy Vidiro and Arielle Zolezzi were assistant producers, Alison Christian did Trainor's make-up, Iggy Rosales did her hair, and Hayley Atkin styled her. Andrew Reisfeld edited the video, with Kinan Chabani and Abdullah Ghazal serving as colorists, and Ryan Zum Mallen as the VFX/beauty editor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor - Make You Dance (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1f9jYAGh1M |via=YouTube |publisher=Meghan Trainor |access-date=July 22, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719111149/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1f9jYAGh1M |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was uploaded to Trainor's YouTube channel on July 17, 2020, and is composed of close-up shots of her performing the song afront a sparkly backdrop.<ref name="MV">{{cite web |last=Tuccillo |first=Andrea |title=A quarantine treat: Meghan Trainor drops 'Treat Myself Deluxe' and 'Make You Dance' video |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/7/17/a-quarantine-treat-meghan-trainor-drops-treat-myself-deluxe.html |publisher=ABC News Radio |access-date=July 17, 2020 |date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717104727/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/7/17/a-quarantine-treat-meghan-trainor-drops-treat-myself-deluxe.html |archive-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref> Wass was positive of the video, calling it "cute" and "supremely confident."<ref name="Idolate"/> He concluded that it is "a typically glamorous affair that finds our heroine twirling in front of a disco ball."<ref name="Idolate1"/>
== Track listing == * '''Digital download / streaming'''<ref name="Apple Music"/> # "Make You Dance"{{spaced ndash}}3:11
*'''Remix EP'''<ref name="Remixes" >References for the digital release of "Make You Dance" (The Remixes): *{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-you-dance-the-remixes-single/1523381809 | title=Make You Dance (The Remixes) - Single by Meghan Trainor | publisher=Apple Music (US) | access-date=July 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815071531/https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-you-dance-the-remixes-single/1523381809 | archive-date=August 15, 2020 | url-status=dead }} *{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/make-you-dance-the-remixes-single/1523381809 | title=Make You Dance (The Remixes) - Single by Meghan Trainor | publisher=Apple Music (GB) | access-date=July 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815071813/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/make-you-dance-the-remixes-single/1523381809 | archive-date=August 15, 2020 | url-status=live }} *{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/cn/album/make-you-dance-the-remixes-single/1523381809 | title=Make You Dance (The Remixes) - Single by Meghan Trainor | publisher=Apple Music (CN) | access-date=July 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815071856/https://music.apple.com/cn/album/make-you-dance-the-remixes-single/1523381809 | archive-date=August 15, 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> # "Make You Dance" (Lash Remix){{spaced ndash}}2:45 # "Make You Dance" (Digital People Remix){{spaced ndash}}3:05 # "Make You Dance" (De'La Remix){{spaced ndash}}2:33
*'''Spotify single'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Make You Dance |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6d4ydHB3RGLRm2odqUXnlW |publisher=Spotify |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710052850/https://open.spotify.com/album/6d4ydHB3RGLRm2odqUXnlW |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> # "Make You Dance"{{spaced ndash}}3:11 # "Nice to Meet Ya" (featuring Nicki Minaj) – 3:17
== Credits and personnel == Credits adapted from the album liner notes, ''Treat Myself'' (2020).<ref name="Notes" >{{cite AV media notes |title=Treat Myself |others=Meghan Trainor |publisher=Epic Records}}</ref>
* Asa Welch{{spaced ndash}}producer * Meghan Trainor{{spaced ndash}}lead vocals, background vocals * Jon Yeston{{spaced ndash}}all instruments * Josh Deguzman{{spaced ndash}}assistant engineer * Justin Trainor{{spaced ndash}}engineer * Jon Castelli{{spaced ndash}}mixing engineer * Dale Becker{{spaced ndash}}mastering engineer
== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various | July 10, 2020 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Original | rowspan="2"| Epic |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Apple Music">References for the digital release of "Make You Dance": *{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-you-dance-single/1522597623 | title=Make You Dance - Single by Meghan Trainor | publisher=Apple Music (US) | access-date=July 10, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715063508/https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-you-dance-single/1522597623 | archive-date=July 15, 2020 | url-status=live }} *{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/make-you-dance-single/1522597623 | title=Make You Dance - Single by Meghan Trainor | publisher=Apple Music (GB) | access-date=July 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715063636/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/make-you-dance-single/1522597623 | archive-date=July 15, 2020 | url-status=live }} *{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/cn/album/make-you-dance-single/1522597623 | title=Make You Dance - Single by Meghan Trainor | publisher=Apple Music (CN) | access-date=July 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715063739/https://music.apple.com/cn/album/make-you-dance-single/1522597623 | archive-date=July 15, 2020 | url-status=live }} </ref> |- | July 15, 2020 | Remixes |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Remixes"/> |}
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