Shut Up And Dance

"Shut Up and Dance" (stylized as "SHUT UP + DANCE") is a song by American rock band Walk the Moon for their second studio album Talking Is Hard (released in 2014). The song was written by band members and songwriters Ben Berger and Ryan McMahon. The song is based on an experience frontman Nicholas Petricca had at a Los Angeles nightclub. His girlfriend invited him to dance, inspiring the title. Petricca envisioned the song as an anthem for letting go of frustration and having fun. The song was digitally released on September 10, 2014, as the lead single from the album Talking Is Hard . The song became the band's biggest hit single to date, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a number-one hit on the magazine's Alternative Songs chart and the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. Outside the United States, the song 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 twenty of the charts in New Zealand and Sweden and the top thirty of the charts in the Netherlands.

[Intro] [Chorus] "Oh, don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny She said, "Ooh hoo Shut up and dance with me" [Verse 1] We were victims of the night The chemical, physical kryptonite Helpless to the bass and the fading light Oh, we were bound to get together Bound to get together [Pre-Chorus] She took my arm I don't know how it happened We took the floor and she said [Chorus] "Oh, don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny She said, "Ooh hoo Shut up and dance with me" [Verse 2] A backless dress and some beat up sneaks My discothèque Juliet, teenage dream I felt it in my chest as she looked at me I knew we were bound to be together Bound to be together [Pre-Chorus] She took my arm I don't know how it happened We took the floor and she said [Chorus] "Oh, don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny She said "Ooh hoo , shut up and dance with me" Oh, c'mon girl! [Keyboard/Synth Solo] [Bridge] Deep in her eyes I think I see the future I realize this is my last chance She took my arm I don't know how it happened We took the floor and she said [Chorus] "Oh, don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny She said, "Ooh hoo Shut up and dance" "Don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me" I said, "You're holding back" She said, "Shut up and dance with me" This woman is my destiny She said, "Ooh hoo Shut up and dance with me" "Ooh hoo Shut up and dance with me" "Ooh hoo Shut up and dance with me"