In the United States, it was Jennifer's first single in four years to garner airplay and to date has sold over three million copies, earning a triple platinum certification. "On the Floor" was met with a positive reception from music critics, with editors from BBC Music and Los Angeles Times drawing comparisons to Jennifer's debut single, " If You Had My Love" and follow-up single " Waiting For Tonight."Ĭritics complimented the exotic production, referring to the sound as " vintage" Jennifer, but criticized RedOne's lack of originality.Ĭommercially, "On the Floor" is Jennifer's most successful single to date, topping more than twenty national single charts. She described "On the Floor" as an evolution of her classic sound and as something which sounded very current. Hermosa), a composition that was subsequently sampled by Kaoma in their 1989 single "Lambada." It interpolates recurrent elements of the 1982 composition "Llorando se fue" (written by G. Its development was motivated by Jennifer's Latin heritage and pays homage to her career-beginnings as a dancer. Other elements of the song are borrowed from Eurodance, Latin American and techno music, including heavy synths and club beats. "On the Floor" is an up-tempo dance song, with influences of electropop and electro house, set in common time with a tempo of 130 beats per minute. "American Idol" also provided a platform to debut the single's music video as well as the stage for Jennifer's first live performance of the song. The song's release coincided with Jennifer's appointment as a judge on the tenth season of US reality TV show "American Idol" as well as several other product endorsement deals. The song was written by Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, Nadir Khayat, Armando Perez (Pitbull), Geraldo Sandell and RedOne (who also produced the song). "On The Floor" is considered Jennifer's "comeback" song. The song was released to radio on January 18, 2011, but was released on iTunes on February 22, 2011. "On The Floor" is the first single released from Jennifer's seventh studio album Love? which features rapper Pitbull.
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