Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)

"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" is a song by French DJ and record producer Bob Sinclar, co-produced by regular partner Cutee B and featuring Dollarman, Big Ali, and Makedah on vocals. The song uses samples of the 1990 hit "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory and was released as the third major single off Sinclar's album Western Dream, on 21 August 2006. It became Sinclar's most popular single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three. The song also reached number one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) and number six on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.

"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
Standard artwork
Single by Bob Sinclar and Cutee B featuring Dollarman, Big Ali and Makedah
from the album Western Dream
Released	21 August 2006 (2006-08-21)
Length	4:05 (album version) 3:16 (radio edit)
Label	Yellow Productions
Songwriter(s)	Samuel Conrad Naomi Goulbourne Frédéric Poulet Christophe Le Friant
Producer(s)	Bob Sinclar Cutee B
Bob Sinclar singles chronology
"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (2006) "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" (2006) "Tennessee" (2007)
Alternative cover
French 12-inch single artwork

Music video

The music video features David Beaudoin, the same boy from the "Love Generation" and "World, Hold On" videos, as well as two young girls. Throughout the video, these actors parody many famous popular songs, artist, and otherwise notable pop culture references. In order, the references are as follows:^[1] Tom Cruise during the dance scene in Risky Business, Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" music video, AC/DC, Eminem, Bob Marley, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sean Paul, The Beatles' performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" music video, John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, and Michael Jackson's Thriller music video. Bob Sinclar appears during the music video as a neighbor next door who comes to the house's door step to complain about the loud music being played by the boy in the house.

Track listings and format

12-inch maxi-single (Yellow Productions)

1. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Club Mix] 5:02
2. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Dub Mix] 4:28

5-inch maxi-single (541)

1. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Radio Edit] 3:16
2. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Club Mix] 5:02
3. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Dub Mix] 4:28

8-track CD single (Tommy Boy Entertainment, LLC)

1. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Radio Edit] 3:16
2. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Original Club Mix] 5:02
3. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto Club Mix] 8:06
4. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [London 909 Vocal Mix] 7:52
5. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Mike Cruz Rock This Club Vocal Mix] 8:20
6. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto Dub] 6:26
7. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [London 909 Dub] 7:40
8. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" [Mike Cruz Everybody Dance Dub] 7:59

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006–2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 6 Australian Dance (ARIA)[3] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 1 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[7] 9 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[8] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 19 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 3 France (SNEP)[12] 3 Germany (GfK)[13] 18 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[14] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[15] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 4 Italy (FIMI)[17] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 12 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 30 Norway (VG-lista)[21] 16 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[22] 2 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[23] 6 Scotland (OCC)[24] 3 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[25] 22 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[29] 3 UK Dance (OCC)[30] 3 UK Indie (OCC)[31] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[32] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Australia (ARIA)[33] 47 Australian Dance (ARIA)[34] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[35] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[36] 11 CIS (TopHit)[37] 72 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[38] 8 France (SNEP)[39] 25 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[40] 12 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[41] 78 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[42] 59 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[43] 62 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[44] 77 Sweden (Hitlistan)[45] 75 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] 68 UK Singles (OCC)[47] 54 Chart (2007) Position Australia (ARIA)[48] 26 Australian Dance (ARIA)[49] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[50] 58 CIS (TopHit)[51] 99 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[52] 14 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[53] 75 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[54] 135 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 87 US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[56] 2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[57]	Gold	25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[58]	Gold	4,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[59]	Silver	200,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Belgium	21 August 2006 (2006-08-21)	Digital download EP	541 N.E.W.S.	[60]
France	22 August 2006 (2006-08-22)	Digital download	Yellow Productions	[61]
United States			Tommy Boy	[62]
Australia	20 September 2006 (2006-09-20)	Digital download EP	Hussle	[63]
	25 September 2006 (2006-09-25)	CD		[64]
United Kingdom		Digital download	Defected	[65]
	2 October 2006 (2006-10-02)	CD		[66]