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2009 single by Major Lazer featuring Vybz Kartel and Afrojack
"Pon de Floor"
Released August 3, 2009 (2009-08-03 )
Genre Length 3 :33 (original mix) 3:05 (radio edit) - (with silence ending)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
"Keep It Going Louder" (2009)
"Pon de Floor " (2009)
"Jump Up" (2010)
"Pon de Floor " (2009)
"Know Bout Me" (2010)
"Pon De Floor" on
YouTube
"Pon de Floor " is a song by
Major Lazer , a collaborative musical project consisting of the American DJ
Diplo and the British DJ
Switch . The single was released in 2009 by
Mad Decent and
Downtown Records as the second single from Major Lazer's first studio album,
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do . The duo wrote the song and produced it with
Afrojack ,
Nebat Drums and vocals by
Vybz Kartel . "Pon de Floor" is a
dancehall and
baile funk song and was positively received by music critics. It appeared on the charts in the
United Kingdom in 2010, where it reached number 125.
Eric Wareheim directed the
music video for "Pon de Floor", which shows people
dry humping , and incorporates
daggering choreography. The song has been heavily sampled in
Chiddy Bang 's "Shooter" and
Beyoncé 's "
Run the World (Girls) ".
Composition
"Pon de Floor" was written and produced by
Major Lazer – whose members at the time were
Diplo and
Switch . It features vocals from
Vybz Kartel , and
Afrojack provided additional production and
mixed the song.
[1] "Pon de Floor" is a
dancehall
[2] and
baile funk song.
[3] The song uses a rapid marching
snare drums beat and
synth
riffs .
[4]
[5] Its
hook is a chopped-up vocal line,
[6]
[7] and according to Josh Heller of
Drowned in Sound Kartel's input is "laughing and occasionally shouting 'Major Lazer!'".
[8]
Reception
John Bush of
Allmusic lauded the production of "Pon de Floor" and named it a
tour de force .
[9]
NME 's Pete Cashmore called the song "shitfacedly loopy",
[3] while Andy Freivogel from Dusted Magazine noted it as one of the best tracks from
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do .
[5] "Pon de Floor" is used during the video game
DJ Hero 2 .
[10] "Pon de Floor" entered the
UK Singles Chart of 17 April 2010 at number 187.
[11] It later peaked at number 125.
[12]
Music video and live performance
The
music video for "Pon de Floor" was directed by
Eric Wareheim , and shows people
daggering against a cartoon background depicting suburbia.
[13] It incorporates
daggering choreography.
[14] Ted Maider from
Consequence of Sound wrote "This song is already fucking whacked, but the video takes it to a whole other level ... 'Pon de Floor' seems equally as offensive as watching porn on hallucinogenic substances."
[15] Major Lazer performed "Pon de Floor" at the Go! music festival at
Marina Bay Sands , Singapore in September 2010.
[16]
Samples and cover versions
"Pon de Floor" was
sampled in
Chiddy Bang 's "Shooter", a song on his mini-
mixtape , Air Swell (2010).
[17] In 2011,
Beyoncé released "
Run the World (Girls) ", which heavily samples "Pon de Floor".
[18] "Run the World" was produced by Switch and
The-Dream , and co-produced by Knowles and Shea Taylor.
[18]
Track listing
"Pon de Floor" – 3:33
"Pon de Floor" (Drop the Lime Remix) – 4:06
"Pon de Floor" (Ninjasonik Remix)
"Pon de Floor" (Blue Bear Remix) – 4:15
Digital download – EP 1
[20]
"Pon de Floor" (radio edit) – 3:05
"Pon de Floor" (The Streets Remix) – 3:07
"Pon de Floor" (Drop the Lime Remix) – 4:06
"Pon de Floor" (Blue Bear Remix) – 4:15
"Pon de Floor" (Camo UFOs Jungle Edit) – 4:32
Digital download – EP 2
[21]
"Pon de Floor" – 3:33
"Pon de Floor" (The Streets Remix) – 3:07
"Pon de Floor" (Drop the Lime Remix) – 4:06
"Pon de Floor" (Blue Bear Remix) – 4:15
"Pon de Floor" (Mike B vs. Nate Day Remix) – 4:32
Release history
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