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<h2 id="critical-reception">Critical reception</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/The_Boston_Globe/6avrtpCk">The Boston Globe</a></i> said it is a "stale stripper anthem out of synch with what surrounds it. The production is heavy on vocal hooks, synths, and chattering beats, but the focus is Sean’s wit and insistent flow."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/The_New_York_Times/T9marWVX">The New York Times</a></i> complimented the song's use of MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" and further went on to say that the song "basically cribs its chorus (uncredited) from the oeuvre of <a href="/facts/DJ_Assault/kcHVA341">DJ Assault</a>, the Detroit ghettotech innovator. Nowhere does Big Sean sound more confident or hilarious."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/The_A.V._Club/bgV46awt">The A.V. Club</a></i> gave a positive review of the track and called it freewheeling, fast-footed, and full of swagger.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/The_Village_Voice/YM7tnkrN">The Village Voice</a></i> complimented Sean's performance on the track and said "he took his microphone and turned it into an extension of his phallus, waving it down there like a gleeful toddler as the track imbued new meaning to MC Hammer's signature phrase 'Hammer Time', released in 1990 to the artist Hammer Time."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p><i>Ology</i> called it a positive minority in the album and complimented the "flow-flip" and "low bass tones" in the song.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> HipHopDX commented on the song and said that it "narrowly escapes formulaic territory by injecting enough personality, comedy and verbal gymnastics to ably complement Da Internz' pounding, dance-ready bassline."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Complex_(magazine)/fxFrvRKs">Complex</a></i> did not favor the track and called it repetitive and minimalist compared to most of the other tracks on the album.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="music-video">Music video</h2> <p>The music video of the song's remix version premiered on <a href="/facts/Vevo/EeVdgWz2">Vevo</a> on November 1, 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Weekly charts</h3>Weekly chart performance for "Dance (Ass)"<table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (2011–2012)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/Canadian_Hot_100/ud8M8epG">Canadian Hot 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></th><td>69</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></th><td>10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Hot_R%2526B%2fHip-Hop_Songs/830VoC96">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Hot_Rap_Songs/Ez2t9kdc">Hot Rap Songs</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></th><td>2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Dance%2fMix_Show_Airplay/Tj1mLP08">Dance/Mix Show Airplay</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></th><td>24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Pop_Airplay/xxLBXhPy">Pop Airplay</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></th><td>27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Rhythmic_(chart)/Qj33yCJB">Rhythmic</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></th><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h3>Year-end charts</h3>Year-end chart performance for "Dance (Ass)"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2012)</th><th scope="col">Position</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2012/uUFwaBfP">US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></th><td>57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (<i>Billboard</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></th><td>20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Hot Rap Songs (<i>Billboard</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></th><td>11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Rhythmic (<i>Billboard</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></th><td>19</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> Certifications for "Dance (Ass)"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">United States (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">RIAA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></th><td>5× Platinum</td><td>5,000,000‡</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="radio-and-release-history">Radio and release history</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Country</th><th scope="col">Date</th><th scope="col">Format</th><th scope="col">Label</th><th scope="col">Version</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="5">United States</th><td>September 20, 2011<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Urban_contemporary/J26aK3e0">Urban contemporary</a></td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/G.O.O.D._Music/Som6Fe8d">G.O.O.D. Music</a>, <a href="/facts/Def_Jam/Eb133YGl">Def Jam</a></td><td>Album version</td></tr><tr><td>October 18, 2011<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td rowspan="2">Remix version featuring <a href="/facts/Nicki_Minaj/Ns8pdHKL">Nicki Minaj</a></td></tr><tr><td>October 24, 2011<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Music_download/96QbSLNp">Digital download</a></td></tr><tr><td>October 25, 2011<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>Rhythmic radio</td><td rowspan="2">Album version</td></tr><tr><td>January 10, 2012<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>Top 40/Mainstream radio</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Listen: Nicki Minaj remixes Big Sean's 'Dance (A$$)' : Nicki Minaj Archived November 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Mypinkfriday.com (January 20, 2012). Retrieved on February 6, 2012. <a href="http://mypinkfriday.com/news/48101" target="_blank">http://mypinkfriday.com/news/48101</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Big Sean Finally Famous". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110811051013/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-28/ae/29713375_1_big-sean-wiz-khalifa-lupe-fiasco" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110811051013/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-28/ae/29713375_1_big-sean-wiz-khalifa-lupe-fiasco</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Chinen, Nate; Ratliff, Ben; Caramanica, Jon (27 June 2011). "New Music". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2011. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/arts/music/new-music.html?pagewanted=2&sq=Big%20Sean%20Finally%20Famous&st=cse&scp=1" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/arts/music/new-music.html?pagewanted=2&sq=Big%20Sean%20Finally%20Famous&st=cse&scp=1</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Finally Famous". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-09-16. <a href="https://www.avclub.com/big-sean-finally-famous-1798168668" target="_blank">https://www.avclub.com/big-sean-finally-famous-1798168668</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Big Sean Heads Into the Spotlight". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved September 16, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110802221657/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-29/music/big-sean-heads-into-the-spotlight/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110802221657/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-29/music/big-sean-heads-into-the-spotlight/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Album Review: 'Finally Famous: The Album' by Big Sean". Ology. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110903032515/http://ology.com/music/album-review-finally-famous-album-big-sean" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110903032515/http://ology.com/music/album-review-finally-famous-album-big-sean</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Finally Famous: The Album". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110712005715/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1700/title.big-sean-finally-famous-the-album" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110712005715/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1700/title.big-sean-finally-famous-the-album</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Album Preview: Big Sean "Finally Famous: The Album"". Complex. Retrieved September 16, 2011. <a href="http://www.complex.com/music/2011/06/album-preview-big-sean-finally-famous/dance" target="_blank">http://www.complex.com/music/2011/06/album-preview-big-sean-finally-famous/dance</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Big Sean – Dance (A$$) Remix ft. Nicki Minaj since then it has received over 42 million views. YouTube (November 1, 2011). Retrieved on February 6, 2012. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/CAN" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/CAN</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/HSI" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/HSI</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/BSI" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/BSI</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/RAP" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/RAP</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/DNC" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/DNC</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/TFM" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/TFM</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Big Sean Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/TFC" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Big-Sean/chart-history/TFC</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Best of 2012 - Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2012. <a href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-100-songs?begin=51&order=position" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-100-songs?begin=51&order=position</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2012. <a href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"Rap Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2012. <a href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rap-songs" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rap-songs</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2019. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/rhythmic-songs" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/rhythmic-songs</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"American single certifications – Big Sean – Dance (A$$)". Recording Industry Association of America. <a href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Big+Sean&ti=Dance+%28A%24%24%29&format=Single&type=#search_section" target="_blank">https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Big+Sean&ti=Dance+%28A%24%24%29&format=Single&type=#search_section</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"Mediabase Urban Adds". Mediabase. Retrieved September 15, 2011. <a href="http://www.allaccess.com/urban" target="_blank">http://www.allaccess.com/urban</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>October 18, 2011. webcitation.org <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111025004024/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111025004024/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>Dance (A*$) [Remix] (feat. Nicki Minaj) – Single by Big Sean. iTunes (October 24, 2011). Retrieved on February 6, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111028113029/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dance-a-$-remix-feat.-nicki/id473060288" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111028113029/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dance-a-$-remix-feat.-nicki/id473060288</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>October 25, 2011. webcitation.org <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110930173855/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110930173855/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! Archived July 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. FMQB. Retrieved on February 6, 2012. <a href="http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239" target="_blank">http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239</a> <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>