| Dance In The Dark |  | Artist: Lady Gaga
Label: Streamline/Interscope/KonLive/Cherrytree
Category: Digital Music Track
Buy New: $0.99
as of 9/9/2010 15:45 CDT details
In Stock
Seller: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 36,305
Genre: pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 289 Minutes
Publication Date: November 23, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
| |
| Customer Reviews:
Absolutely Massive: January 14, 2010
Charles Senescall (St. Paul, MN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Heard this for the first time today, and I am honestly shocked that Interscope held this track back for use as a follow-up single -- "Bad Romance" & "Telephone" led the charge at radio for the "Monster" version of THE FAME, yet DANCE IN THE DARK is clearly the monster of the set: the track is absolutely massive -- I literally have nothing to compare this to in modern pop, certainly nothing since LONG before disco sucked... you get the feeling that Gaga here is simply showing off with Dance; she's so talented as a songwriter (and her production team is so talented behind the board) that it's almost unfair to the rest of the industry... the hook-setting & production here are flawless -- the fidelic qualities within this SKU make the song akin to something like cocaine for the ears. Dance In The Dark is perhaps the most radio-friendly unit since Buffalo Stance, and I'm not even half-joking: everything here is absolutely, utterly correct. This is pop music as is created by a true craftsman.
The intro is "Vogue"-like -- the attempt to mimic Madonna is obvious; Gaga's voice even sound's like Ms. Ciccone -- the song then suddenly moves into compound time, and while Gaga heads straight for a minor key, the backing bass hits a rising major scale while the mix combines high treble levels with a deep DEEP bass allowing essentially no mid-range save for Gaga's vocals (what are these combos, anyhow, 43rd chords...?!!) -- anyhow, let me be clear: this is pop perfection... the electronically-induced stuttering, the shimmering synthesizers, the major/minor "key of awesome" interplay... this title is an absolute masterclass in how to create a monster hit record. Everything about it feels exactly correct.
Lyrically, Gaga (again) refers to herself as a "bitch" -- Twice! -- (she referred to her self as a "bitch" in Bad romance, as well (Gaga almost seems to be building this word into her work as a self-referencing artistic trademark)); Gaga also intersperses "Vogue"-like spoken word segments betwixt the chorii (allowing no room for an instrumental break; no short solo piece really fits, here). Gaga refers to, "Marilyn, Judy, Sylvia, Princess Diana, and Jon-Benet Ramsey," (I think), all of whom died before their time. "Find your Jesus, find your Kubrick," she continues -- Bad Romance cleverly worked four Hitchcock films BY NAME into its lyrics; you gotta wonder who the next Director will be to find himself in a Gaga song.
I don't think it's unrealistic here to say that Gaga may eventually find herself with a diamond debut (a "diamond" record is one which sells 10 Million units, i.e., 10X platinum). As I write this, a quick check shows that THE FAME is at roughly 4.5 Million units moved worldwide; yet this absolute monster of a single (and the many re-mixes which are probably being created at this very moment) seems, to me, to be more than enough to take The Fame to the 8-9 Million unit mark. The follow-up album & tour should be able to carry THE FAME the rest of the way.
I'm gonna confess here that I downloaded the song for free -- yet, at this point, make no mistake about it: I'm ABSOLUTELY going to buy it: anything this good I really have to INSIST on paying for. As far as chart success, I cannot imagine that the track here doesn't find its way to #1, whether Interscope likes it or not.
It's a monster, alright.
Absolutely friggin' massive.
The idea that Interscope had this planned as a third single is inexcusable.
| In Stock
|
MP3 Downloader |
| Install the Amazon MP3 Downloader |
We recommend installing the Amazon MP3 Downloader before your first purchase. It is required for album purchases, and makes downloading songs fast and easy.
- It automatically adds your music downloads to iTunes or Windows Media Player
- It takes just a few clicks and less than 30 seconds to install
Click the Download button below and follow the on-screen instructions, or read the detailed installation instructions below.
  orDownload Linux version
If you choose not to use the Amazon MP3 Downloader, you can buy and download individual songs only and must completely download each song you buy before buying another song. See our answers to MP3 Downloader Frequently Asked Questions.
| 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
