"Take Me on the Floor" is a song by the Veronicas from their second album, Hook Me Up. It was released as the fourth single from the album in Australia as a digital download on 13 October 2008. In the US Warner Bros. hosted a poll for fans to vote through texting to decide which should be the second single in the US; "Take Me on the Floor" was then announced as the next single on their YouTube page[1] and was released on 24 March 2009 to radio.[2] The song was used in promotional ads for the 2008 season of Australia's Dancing with the Stars.[3] A remix of "Take Me on the Floor" was later made featuring Pitbull.
The song was written by Toby Gad, Jessica Origliasso and Lisa Origliasso. Several lines of "Take Me on the Floor", specifically "I wanna kiss a girl, I wanna kiss a girl, I wanna kiss a boy", caused some controversy for its portrayal of sexuality. The video also stirred up controversy, as it depicts kissing scenes between girls.[4] Lisa states "Yeah, I reckon there's a sexual undertone to that song, but when we were writing it we were thinking about having fun, going to a club, being on the dancefloor. You can interpret it how you like."[5]
Music and structureedit
"Take Me on the Floor"
"Take Me on the Floor" has '80s-influenced techno synths and techno-dance beat made by synthesizer keyboard, synthesized drums, and guitars.
"Take Me on the Floor" is an uptempo electropop-dance song. The song is set in Common time with an energy filled fast tempo of 138 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of E minor. The song begins with techno synths playing followed by breathy vocal, then progresses into fast tempo techno-dance beat played by guitars, synthesizer keyboards, and synthesized Tr-808 drums. Lisa and Jess's vocal range spans from A3-E5.
Lyrically, the song is about having fun on the dancefloor. The song is also the first song to feature screams, which are performed by Jessica.
Critical receptionedit
Chris Williams of Billboard gave the song a positive review, stating "Their second single "Take Me on the Floor" finds the girls collaborating with writer/producer Toby Gad ("Big Girls Don't Cry") for an arresting, festive slice of dance/pop. A subdued vocal and synth intro bursts into the kind of electronica groove currently in favor thanks to Lady GaGa. The Veronicas concoct a club anthem whose lyrics and video may raise an eyebrow, surely with the hope of continued teen pop momentum for their second album, "Hook Me Up"."[6]Epinions call the song a delivery of the most radio friendly disco, new wave and rock saying it would be a great song to just let go to in the dance clubs.[7] Sheena Lyonais of CHARTAttack calls Take Me on the Floor "admittedly pure teenage party tracks, but impossible to respect"[8]
Chart performanceedit
"Take Me on the Floor" peaked at number seven in its second week of release on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[9] In its ninth week, it was certified Gold (35,000+ sales) on digital downloads alone.[10] It is their fourth consecutive single from Hook Me Up to reach top 10 in Australia. In the US, the single debuted on the BillboardPop 100 chart at number 97,[11] and peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.[12]
Music videoedit
Australian versionedit
The official music video for "Take Me on the Floor" premiered on 13 August 2008 on the Hot 30 Countdown website. The video begins with Lisa surrounded by lights singing in a club while everyone is dancing. Then both girls start singing the chorus of the song while in front of a blue background. It then shows a man walking into the club. After the chorus, Jess starts singing in front of a red window with Mandarin Chinese writing on it. It occasionally shows scenes with Lisa singing in front of the same backdrop throughout the verse. In the third verse, Jess finds a woman to dance with, and Lisa finds a man. Throughout the last chorus, it shows them with the men and woman dancing in the same club shown at the start. The song ends with both girls standing in front of the blue background again.
Throughout the video it cuts to scenes where everyone is dancing as well as them singing in front of the lights and a red Mandarin Chinese backdrop, as well as several people kissing. Controversy arose when sections in the music video depicted 2 women making out in a mock doggy style position.
International versionedit
The international version of the music video was a live version shot on 24 February 2009 at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on the Australian leg of the Revenge Is Sweeter tour.[13] The video was released on their website on 1 May 2009.
Track listingedit
iTunes single
"Take Me on the Floor" (Toby Gad, Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso) – 3:30
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Take Me on the Floor is a song by the Veronicas from their second album Hook Me Up It was released as the fourth single from the album in Australia as a digital download on 13 October 2008 In the US Warner Bros hosted a poll for fans to vote through texting to decide which should be the second single in the US Take Me on the Floor was then announced as the next single on their YouTube page 1 and was released on 24 March 2009 to radio 2 The song was used in promotional ads for the 2008 season of Australia s Dancing with the Stars 3 A remix of Take Me on the Floor was later made featuring Pitbull Take Me on the Floor Single by the Veronicasfrom the album Hook Me UpReleased13 October 2008 2008 10 13 GenreElectropopdanceelectronic rockLength3 30 album version 2 48 Australian video LabelSireSongwriter s Toby GadJessica OrigliassoLisa OrigliassoProducer s Toby GadThe Veronicas singles chronology This Love 2008 Take Me on the Floor 2008 Popular 2008 The Veronicas US singles chronology Untouched 2008 Take Me on the Floor 2009 4ever 2009 Contents 1 Writing and inspiration 2 Music and structure 3 Critical reception 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 5 1 Australian version 5 2 International version 6 Track listing 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certification 9 Release history 10 ReferencesWriting and inspiration editThe song was written by Toby Gad Jessica Origliasso and Lisa Origliasso Several lines of Take Me on the Floor specifically I wanna kiss a girl I wanna kiss a girl I wanna kiss a boy caused some controversy for its portrayal of sexuality The video also stirred up controversy as it depicts kissing scenes between girls 4 Lisa states Yeah I reckon there s a sexual undertone to that song but when we were writing it we were thinking about having fun going to a club being on the dancefloor You can interpret it how you like 5 Music and structure edit nbsp Take Me on the Floor source source Take Me on the Floor has 80s influenced techno synths and techno dance beat made by synthesizer keyboard synthesized drums and guitars Problems playing this file See media help Take Me on the Floor is an uptempo electropop dance song The song is set in Common time with an energy filled fast tempo of 138 beats per minute The song is written in the key of E minor The song begins with techno synths playing followed by breathy vocal then progresses into fast tempo techno dance beat played by guitars synthesizer keyboards and synthesized Tr 808 drums Lisa and Jess s vocal range spans from A3 E5 Lyrically the song is about having fun on the dancefloor The song is also the first song to feature screams which are performed by Jessica Critical reception editChris Williams of Billboard gave the song a positive review stating Their second single Take Me on the Floor finds the girls collaborating with writer producer Toby Gad Big Girls Don t Cry for an arresting festive slice of dance pop A subdued vocal and synth intro bursts into the kind of electronica groove currently in favor thanks to Lady GaGa The Veronicas concoct a club anthem whose lyrics and video may raise an eyebrow surely with the hope of continued teen pop momentum for their second album Hook Me Up 6 Epinions call the song a delivery of the most radio friendly disco new wave and rock saying it would be a great song to just let go to in the dance clubs 7 Sheena Lyonais of CHARTAttack calls Take Me on the Floor admittedly pure teenage party tracks but impossible to respect 8 Chart performance edit Take Me on the Floor peaked at number seven in its second week of release on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart 9 In its ninth week it was certified Gold 35 000 sales on digital downloads alone 10 It is their fourth consecutive single from Hook Me Up to reach top 10 in Australia In the US the single debuted on the Billboard Pop 100 chart at number 97 11 and peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 12 Music video editAustralian version edit The official music video for Take Me on the Floor premiered on 13 August 2008 on the Hot 30 Countdown website The video begins with Lisa surrounded by lights singing in a club while everyone is dancing Then both girls start singing the chorus of the song while in front of a blue background It then shows a man walking into the club After the chorus Jess starts singing in front of a red window with Mandarin Chinese writing on it It occasionally shows scenes with Lisa singing in front of the same backdrop throughout the verse In the third verse Jess finds a woman to dance with and Lisa finds a man Throughout the last chorus it shows them with the men and woman dancing in the same club shown at the start The song ends with both girls standing in front of the blue background again Throughout the video it cuts to scenes where everyone is dancing as well as them singing in front of the lights and a red Mandarin Chinese backdrop as well as several people kissing Controversy arose when sections in the music video depicted 2 women making out in a mock doggy style position International version edit The international version of the music video was a live version shot on 24 February 2009 at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on the Australian leg of the Revenge Is Sweeter tour 13 The video was released on their website on 1 May 2009 Track listing editiTunes single Take Me on the Floor Toby Gad Jessica Origliasso Lisa Origliasso 3 30Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 2010 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 14 7Canada Canadian Hot 100 15 54Czech Republic Radio Top 100 16 11New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 17 29US Billboard Hot 100 18 81US Pop 100 Billboard 19 73 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 PositionAustralia ARIA 20 53Certification editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 21 Gold 35 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Label FormatAustralia 13 October 2008 22 Sire Digital downloadUnited States 24 March 2009 23 Warner Bros AirplayReferences 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