Shut Up and Dance

WALK THE MOON · 2014

Signature

Db major · 3B 128.6 BPM 3:17 Constant · peaks 1:50 Energy 5 of 5 Bright

key confidence high · relative Bb minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 64.3 · low end 47% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate

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Lineage

CoveredAshley Tisdale feat. Chris French source
Written byBen Berger source
Written byEli Maiman source
CoveredFirst to Eleven source
CoveredHullabahoos source
Written byKevin Ray source
CoveredKidz Bop source
Remixed byKina Grannis, Shut Up and Dance source
CoveredKina Grannis source
Remixed byKina Grannis, Shut Up and Dance source
CoveredMike Tompkins feat. Alex G source
Sampled bynect4r, LETTERBOMB source
Sampled bynect4r, LETTERBOMB source
Written byNicholas Petricca source
CoveredPiano Dreamers source
CoveredRed Hot Chilli Pipers feat. Chris Judge and the Soul Nation Choir source
Written byRyan McMahon source
Written bySean Waugaman source
CoveredSimply Three source
CoveredStraight No Chaser source
CoveredTatsunoshin x Slenderino source
CoveredVocalosity source

Why it is here

The song grew from a real moment when Petricca's girlfriend interrupted his frustration at a Los Angeles nightclub to pull him onto the dance floor, an experience he turned into the song's central hook. source
It broke the record for the longest reign atop Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart, holding the top spot for 27 consecutive weeks. source
The track made RCA Records only the second label ever to score three consecutive number-one hits on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, and the first in two decades. source

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