I Don't Wanna Dance (Hey Monday song)
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"I Don't Wanna Dance" is the first single from Hey Monday
's EP Beneath It All
, which is a follow up to their highly successful first album, Hold on Tight. On July 23, 2010, after announcing news of changes to Beneath It All from it an LP to an EP, Cassadee Pope
released a 38-second preview of the single. The single was then released four days later on July 27, 2010 and a preview of the video was tweeted by Cassadee Pope.
, as well as MTV.com. It was directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos. In the beginning, it shows Pope in a black dress with hot pink leggings, performing with the rest of the band. Several clips are shown throughout the music video, all from the perspective of her "date"; he is shown hitting on several women in the video, and being rejected. Toward the end of the video, Cassadee is told about his actions, and tells him as the lyrics state, "you'll never take me home". At the end, he runs away as all the girls chase after him. Pope stands there as the girls swarm him.
Hey Monday
Hey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008. They released their debut album Hold on Tight in 2008 which produced notable singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All, which achieved moderate...
's EP Beneath It All
Beneath It All
Beneath It All is the first EP by American pop punk band Hey Monday. The band spent the beginning of 2010 finishing the writing and recording of Beneath It All, which was originally going to be their second full-length studio album. On June 23, Hey Monday announced the album name, track listing, as...
, which is a follow up to their highly successful first album, Hold on Tight. On July 23, 2010, after announcing news of changes to Beneath It All from it an LP to an EP, Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Blake Pope is an American singer-songwriter and musician and the lead vocalist of the pop punk band Hey Monday. With the band she has released a studio album, Hold On Tight and two extended plays.-Biography:...
released a 38-second preview of the single. The single was then released four days later on July 27, 2010 and a preview of the video was tweeted by Cassadee Pope.
Music video
The music video premiered on July 29, 2010 on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, as well as MTV.com. It was directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos. In the beginning, it shows Pope in a black dress with hot pink leggings, performing with the rest of the band. Several clips are shown throughout the music video, all from the perspective of her "date"; he is shown hitting on several women in the video, and being rejected. Toward the end of the video, Cassadee is told about his actions, and tells him as the lyrics state, "you'll never take me home". At the end, he runs away as all the girls chase after him. Pope stands there as the girls swarm him.