D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat is the first studio album by Danish pop duo Junior Senior. Originally released in March 2002 in Denmark, an altered edition became available later in the year for the rest of continental Europe, and in 2003 the album was released in both the UK and US. It is most widely known for the song "Move Your Feet", the duo's first and most successful single. The United States release of the album received the Parental Advisory rating on its release. The album received positive reviews from music critics upon release. Based on 18 reviews, Metacritic calculated an average score of 79 for D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat, with the summary, "This party album from the Danish band Junior Senior has garnered attention throughout Europe with its mix of garage rock, pop and disco." Pitchfork placed the album at number 36 on their Top 50 Albums of 2003 list.
Release history
The album was first released on March 4, 2002 in Denmark by the independent Crunchy Frog Records. Universal Music Group acquired the licenses to release the album in Europe outside of Denmark. In the UK, the album was released through Universal's Mercury Records on March 10, 2003. For North America, the duo asked labels to "pony up a high six-figure advance and make a strong marketing commitment." After a bidding war, Junior Senior made a deal with Atlantic Records, who planned for a July 29 release, but was pushed back to August 5. At one point, "Move Your Feet" was the most played song on Danish radio and made the charts in thirteen countries including Australia, France and Denmark. The follow-up EP "Rhythm Bandits" was much less successful, but briefly appeared on the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat was rated among the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone, NME, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly and Blender. San Francisco's Sunday Chronicle named "Move Your Feet" as the single of the year, declaring it "the best song ever". Later editions of the album feature a slightly longer remix of "Rhythm Bandits", an alternate mix of "Boy Meets Girl" and, depending on the edition, either a shorter or longer take of "Shake Me Baby".
Use in media
The third single, "Shake Your Coconuts", can be found on the ' soundtrack and as background menu music in the video game Worms 3D. The song "White Trash" was used in an advert for Popworld, a UK television show. The dance that accompanied it achieved some cult status and was mimicked many times on YouTube. The song "Good Girl, Bad Boy" can be heard in the film She's the Man when Viola arrives at the private school masquerading as her brother. The song "C'mon" can be heard in the 2002 video game The Getaway when Sparky tortures a Chinese man with an electric wire. The song is also featured in the American version of the TV seriesQueer as Folk in the episode "Stand Up for Ourselves". "Move Your Feet" was also featured in the 2004 comedy filmWhite Chicks and the 2008 comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The song "Shake Me Baby" was featured as the opening and closing theme for Chilean TV show'.
Track listing
All tracks by Jesper Mortensen except where noted.
