The following week the single fell to number nine, where it remained at for four consecutive weeks.Cruz co-wrote the song, along with,,, and; the latter two are also the producers.The song features additional instrumentation by Cruz himself.
It was released internationally as the fourth single from Rokstarr. In the UK, the song was released as the first single from Cruzs compilation album, (2010). The first time such an exception on the homecoming policy was. On 30 May 2010, it was released to US and Canadian radio stations as his second single and across Europe as his fourth single. ![]() The song reached number two on the US, and by January 2012 it had sold over 5.7 million copies in the U.S. And Canada, becoming the second best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era there, behind s. Contents Composition The song Dynamite is written in the key of, with a tempo of 116 beats per minute. According to Cruz, The song Dynamite itself is about when you go to the club and when you go to a party and when youre just going out. McKee only met Cruz months after the songs release, and later said that I thought Dynamite was the dumbest song I had ever written and thought it was going nowhere. And I actually think it was biggest song I have written so far. Release and reception The song was released in the UK on 23 August 2010. The song has met with mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. While reviewing Rokstarr, Jon Caramanica from gave a mixed review, saying that the song has vapid lyrics to navigate (e.g. I hit the floor cause thats my plans, plans, plans, plans Im wearing all my favorite brands, brands, brands, brands) but they dont disrupt the mood, which is emphatic and rarely sensual. Nick Levine from rated the song 4 out of 5 stars and gave it a positive review, naming it a suitably Eurohousey club pumper and saying that its essentially a cheap, tasty, and entirely satisfying banger. Chart performance Dynamite debuted at number 26 on the and at number 13 on the Digital Songs chart, selling 83,000 copies in its opening week. The single rose to number 14 on the week ending 10 July 2010 and on the week ending 21 August 2010, the single climbed to a peak of 2, giving Cruz his second Top 3 single in the US. The song kept this position for three consecutive weeks, blocked from the top position by s featuring. It also became Cruzs second consecutive number one single on Billboard s chart in its 21 August 2010 issue. Dynamite charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for 47 weeks, making it the longest run for a single since s, which stayed on that chart for 54 weeks. As of May 2012, it has sold over 6 million digital copies in the US alone. This marks the first song by a British act to reach this plateau, the twelfth song to do so, and only the second song to reach 6 million downloads without reaching number one (the first being Jason Mrazs, which reached number six in September 2008). The single debuted on the at number eight on the week ending 17 June 2010, marking Cruzs second Top 10 hit in the country.
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