"Dust My Shoulders Off" is a song by Chinese singer and songwriter Jane Zhang. It features American rapper and producer Timbaland, and was released on October 14, 2016, through Montage Records.[1]
Critical reception
Jennifer Dill of E! Online said "The song tells the story of someone who may be having a rough day but who quickly decides to 'dust her shoulders off' in swaggy fashion. It features a catchy beat and a heartening don't-sweat-the-small-stuff vibe."[2] PopCrush's Bradley Stern stated "The fresh and breezy, feel-good ode to sh-sh-shaking off the blues, gliding across folk-y harmonies recalling Oh Land and Timba and Jim Beanz’s knocking hip-hop beats, really doesn’t sound like anything on radio right now. 'The world keeps spinning, life goes on and on / I won’t cry for long' she confidently croons across the quirky and carefree production, shrugging off all of life’s little inconveniences. It's no secret that breaking into the American market in a big way is still an all-but-impossible feat for any Asian act — from any country. (Sad, but true.) We're inching there at a snail's pace with acts like Utada and CL, and BTS just notched the highest Korean-language debut on the Billboard 200 yet this week, but to see Jane riding high on the Top 10 out of nowhere is an absolute unexpected delight: it's not only a massive victory for C-Pop, but for the Asian music market as a whole. Here's hoping this is only the start of Jane's US success story."[3]
Track listing
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1. | "Dust My Shoulders Off" (featuring Timbaland) | 3:50 |
Trivia
- The song has been used on various Hulu commercials.
References
- 1 2 3 Worldwide digital release of "Dust My Shoulders Off":
- "Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland) - Single by Jane Zhang on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland) - Single by Jane Zhang on Apple Music". iTunes Store (UK). October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland) - Single av 張靚穎 på Apple Music". iTunes Store (SE) (in Swedish). October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland) - Single by Jane Zhang on Apple Music". iTunes Store (ZA). October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- "Dust My Shoulders Off (feat. Timbaland) - Single by Jane Zhang on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Jennifer Dill (October 28, 2016). "Spot All the Famous Painted Faces in Jane Zhang's Trippy New Video for 'Dust My Shoulders Off' - E! News". E! Online. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Bradley Stern (October 21, 2016). "Who Is Jane Zhang, and Why Is She in the Top 10 on iTunes?". PopCrush. Townsquare Media. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Jane Zhang - Dust My Shoulders Off (Teaser) - YouTube". YouTube. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- 1 2 "Jane Zhang - Dust My Shoulders Off (Official Video)". YouTube. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Jane Zhang makes history with performance on Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, releases new single, "Work For It"". Vents Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Hello Asia! C-Pop Awards - Nominees Revealed!". Hello Asia!. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ↑ "张靓颖《Dust My Shoulders Off》MV获红点设计大奖-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ↑ "Jane Zhang - Chart history (Digital Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 1, 2016.