It additionally includes an open and closed hi-hat pattern, handclaps, and a synth solo. The song makes use of jangling guitars, thunderous pounds, and retro synths that play over a grumbling disco bass. Ryan Reed of Billboard described Petricca's vocal performance as "flaunt his emotive yelp" over the track. The song is composed in common time and written in the key of D♭ major with a fast tempo of 128 beats per minute. Mike Wass of Idolator saw the song as "tapping into a ' 80s rock sound" similar to the band Bleachers.
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Steve Baltin and Shirley Halperin of Billboard called the song a " new-wave throwback", while Rolling Stone 's Brittany Spanos referred to it as "a Killers-style update on Eighties pop hits" such as " And We Danced" (1985) by the Hooters. It incorporates production that is reminiscent of the 1980s, with gated ambience added to the drums, sheeny synth pads, reversed snare 'whooshes', and stadium-sized reverb and delay effects. "Shut Up and Dance" is a pop rock, power pop, and synth rock song that is driven by synthesizer and dance grooves. Problems playing this file? See media help. Composition and lyrics Ī 17-second sample of the chorus to "Shut Up and Dance", a new wave-inspired pop rock, power pop, and synth rock song that utilizes jangly guitars and retro synths played over buzzing bass.
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On November 11, 2014, the song was made available in the United States as a free single on iTunes. It was released digitally as the lead single from Talking Is Hard on September 10, 2014. "Shut Up and Dance" premiered on the radio station 101 WKQX in Chicago on June 22, 2014.
The song is inspired by the music of the 1980s, which the group felt was a time in which "weird" was celebrated, in both music and fashion. In terms of the song's music, Petricca highlighted three songs that were instrumental in its creation: " Just What I Needed" (1978) by The Cars, " Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (1980) by Pat Benatar, and " Jessie's Girl" (1981) by Rick Springfield, which he deemed "simple and beautiful and in-your-face rock songs" that captured the sound the band desired. In an interview with American Songwriter, he summarized the song's theme as: "Encouraging people to let go of whatever it is that’s bothering you and get into your body and out of your head." After creating the song's main refrain, he began picturing himself in high school: an "incredibly uncomfortable, awkward adolescent dude" he imagined the song as an "anthem for the dork who is 100 percent me". Petricca later went home to work on the song and incorporated his experiences into the song's lyrics. I was frustrated because there was great music playing and I wanted to be out there." His girlfriend, in "a backless dress and beat up red Chucks", abruptly invited him to dance with her, inspiring the song's title. Petricca recalled, "We were at the bar, and it was taking forever to get a drink. The following weekend, Petricca went to a party named Funky Soul Saturday at The Echo in Echo Park, Los Angeles, while feeling frustrated with the writing process. The song originated between vocalist Nicholas Petricca and guitarist Eli Maiman, who first developed the verse and found something infectious about it. The band has performed "Shut Up and Dance" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Good Morning America. Outside of the United States, "Shut Up and Dance" topped the charts in Poland, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the top 20 of the charts in New Zealand and Sweden, and the top 30 of the charts in the Netherlands. The song became the band's biggest hit single to date, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a number-one hit on the magazine's Alternative Songs chart and the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. The song was digitally released as the lead single from Talking Is Hard on September 10, 2014.
Petricca envisioned the song as an anthem for letting go of frustration and having fun.
His girlfriend invited him to dance, inspiring the title. The song is based on an experience lead singer Nicholas Petricca had at a Los Angeles nightclub. It was written by the band members and songwriters Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon. " Shut Up and Dance" (stylized as " SHUT UP + DANCE") is a song by American pop rock band Walk the Moon from their third studio album Talking Is Hard (2014).
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