"Look on the Floor" is a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

–dance

Dance music

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 song written by Sara Dallin

Sara Dallin

Sara Elizabeth Dallin is an English musician mostly noted for her membership of the group Bananarama, which she co-founded with her childhood friend Keren Woodward.Dallin was born in Bristol, England...

, Keren Woodward

Keren Woodward

Keren Woodward is an English pop singer and songwriter of British girl group Bananarama, co-founded by her long time school friend Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey....

, H.Korpi, M.Wollo, M.Malavasi, S.Micheli for Bananarama

Bananarama

Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...

's album Drama

Drama (Bananarama album)

Drama is the ninth studio album by the British female vocal duo Bananarama. It features eleven newly recorded tracks, along with a remix of their 1986 smash hit "Venus" and a 2005 remix of their 1982 hit "Really Saying Something", an underground bootleg club hit produced by Solasso.Drama is a...

(2005). The song was produced by Korpi and BlackCell and received a mixed reception from music critic

Critic

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s. Contained in "Look on the Floor" is an interpolation

Interpolation (music)

Interpolation in music refers to an abrupt change in musical elements from the main theme.-In classical music:In music and musical composition, especially 20th century and later, interpolation is an abrupt change of elements, with continuation of the first idea...

 of the chorus

Refrain

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 to the 1983 Italo disco

Italo disco

Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...

 song "Hypnotic Tango" by My Mine.

"Look on the Floor" was released as the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Drama in 2005

2005 in music

-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...

 and peaked at number 26 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, where it became their twenty-fifth top 40 single. Later in the year it was released internationally and peaked at number twelve in the Spanish

Spain

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 singles chart.
Although the single was not released in the United States

United States

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, it peaked at number two on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 chart strictly based on nightclub play of the import single (a rare occurrence for the U.S. dance chart), becoming Bananarama's biggest club hit since "Venus" in 1986. "Look on the Floor" soon caught on to radio, peaking at number five on the Hot Dance Airplay

Hot Dance Airplay

Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...

 chart. The dance chart success of this single prompted an official release in the United States of Bananarama's previous single "Move in My Direction

Move in My Direction

"Move in My Direction" is a pop–dance song written by British duo Bananarama, David Clewett and Ivar Lisinski for Bananarama's ninth studio album Drama . The song was produced by Mute 8 and received a mixed reception from music critics...

" in August 2006.

The Angel City remix of the song was included on the soundtrack to You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

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.

Music video

The music video

Music video

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 features Dallin and Woodward shot in an all white studio with an arrangement of white boxes and cylinders. Their scenes are intercut with a dance performance by three male dancers in front of mirrors. It was directed by Tim Royes

Tim Royes

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Look on the Floor".

UK CD single #1

1. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)"
2. "Live in the Sun"

UK CD single #2

1. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Radio edit) - (3:28)
2. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Solasso remix) - (6:43)
3. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Soul Seekerz
   Soul Seekerz
   Soul Seekerz are a dance music group and remix/production outfit based in the UK, consisting of DJs and producers Julian Napolitano, Simon Langford and Andrew Galea.-Members:...
   
    remix) - (7:29)

   Remixed by Julian Napolitano, Simon Langford & Andrew Galea

4. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Angel City
   Zentveld & Oomen
   The Dutch DJs, Hugo Zentveld and Aldwin Oomen, are behind a number of dance production projects, including Angel City, Boombastic, and Nightbreed.-Angel City:...
   
    Alternative Radio edit)

   Remixed by Hugo Zentveld (aka DJ Renegade) & Aldwin Oomen

5. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Yomanda remix) - (7:33)

   Remixed by Paul Masterson

6. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" music video

UK DVD single

1. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)"

Australian CD single

1. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Radio edit) - (3:28)
2. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Angel City
   Zentveld & Oomen
   The Dutch DJs, Hugo Zentveld and Aldwin Oomen, are behind a number of dance production projects, including Angel City, Boombastic, and Nightbreed.-Angel City:...
   
    Extended Remix) - (5:45)

   Remixed by Hugo Zentveld (aka DJ Renegade) & Aldwin Oomen

3. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Solasso Remix) - (6:43)
4. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Yomanda Remix) - (7:33)

   Remixed by Paul Masterson

5. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Soul Seekerz Remix) - (7:29)

   Remixed by Julian Napolitano, Simon Langford & Andrew Galea

6. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Solasso Remix Dub) - (5:51)
7. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Soul Seekerz Remix Dub) - (7:29)

   Remixed by Julian Napolitano, Simon Langford & Andrew Galea

8. "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Yomanda Remix Dub) - (7:32)

   Remixed by Paul Masterson

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	95
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	-
Spain Singles Chart	12
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	26
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...	5