Party Rock Anthem
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| Single by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Sorry for Party Rocking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | January 25, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | Late 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4:23 (main/album version) 3:52 (radio edit) |
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"Party Rock Anthem" is a hit song performed by the American recording duo LMFAO, featuring British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011.
The single went to number one in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also reached the top five in Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland and Sweden. It is the best-selling single of all time in Australia. Worldwide, it was the third best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 9.7 million copies. It is the third best-selling digital song in US history. Party Rock Anthem is currently ranked Billboard's 5th most successful song of all time. It is currently the twenty-seventh most viewed video on YouTube, with over 1.23 billion views.
"Party Rock Anthem" is a mostly electronic composition. Being featured in the 2012 film 21 Jump Street, it won the MTV Movie Award for Best Music. The song also won the "Favorite Song" award at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards.
"Party Rock Anthem" is composed in the key of F minor. It has a tempo of 128 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Fm-E♭-D♭, and has a vocal range from D♭4-A♭5.
The music video was released on March 8, 2011 and was produced by the two members of LMFAO, Redfoo and Sky Blu (rapper), with the assistance of Shinzu Ai. It was choreographed by, and featured, Quest Crew members Hokuto Konishi, Victor Kim, Ryan Conferido, Steve Terada, Aris Paracuelles, Brian Hirano and Ryan Feng. The video is a parody of the 2002 horror film 28 Days Later. Lauren Bennett, featured in the song, also appeared in the music video. Director Mickey Finnegan described the concept: "There's been an epidemic, the world has gone crazy, as soon as the song came out, everyone got possessed and all they want to do is to shuffle, everyone is a shuffler." The video features the dancers performing the Melbourne Shuffle, which quickly gained popularity in the United States.
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