"Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex is featured on Just Dance and Just Dance Now (for players who subscribed before April 9, 2024). The song was also featured on Just Dance Unlimited and 舞力无限, but was removed on August 1 and 2, 2024, respectively.
Appearance of the Dancer[]
Original[]
The dancer is a cowgirl with dirty blonde braids. She wears a deep sea blue cowboy hat with a white star on it, an orange tied-up shirt with deep sea blue accents, deep sea blue shorts with a white belt, and deep sea blue and red boots.
Remake[]
In the remake, her hair color now matches the colors of her shirt, and her hat color now matches the colors of her boots and shorts. The red parts of her boots are now orange. The outline is now a lighter shade of blue. Otherwise, she has almost the same color scheme. She is also slightly realistic.
Background[]
Original[]
The routine takes place in a desert with two canyons in the background. Two sheriff stars with the word "DANCE" on them float around the desert.
Remake[]
In the remake, the background has been completely changed. It now takes place in a desert with canyons in the background. During the chorus, the desert is sunlit, with orange-tinted clouds in the sky along with a bright noon sun. The sun pulses to the beat. Backup dancers resembling the main coach also appear around the sand floor at certain points. The backup dancers are colored shades of brown, and appear and disappear in quick, teleportation-style flashes.
During the verses, it becomes night. The sky is in a dark shade of blue, with clouds and a bright crescent moon in the sky. As with the day-scene, backup dancers also appear throughout the night desert. However, these backup dancers are now in a shade of dark blue, have neon outlines, and teleport away in colorful flashes.
At the end of the routine, the scene is identical to the verse scenes, with the exception of the presence of the backup dancers.
Gold Moves[]
There are 4 Gold Moves in the remake:
Gold Moves 1 and 3: Point your right finger to the screen quickly, with your left hand on your hip. Gold Move 3 must be performed without your left hand on your hip.
Gold Move 2: While facing the left side, swing your arms up quickly while slightly kneeling and bending over backwards, as if you were taming a horse. Your arms must be bent 135 degrees and your hands must be closed.
Gold Move 4 (outdated): Spin your right arm counter-clockwise twice with your left hand on your hip.
Gold Move 4 (updated): Put your right hand near your right leg as if you were putting your gun back in your holster, while leaning your torso to the right.
Release History[]
This section details the release and removal history of Cotton Eye Joe.
| Game | Date Added | Date Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Just Dance Now | July 3, 2015 | April 9, 2024, or the end of the next billing period |
| Just Dance Unlimited | October 22, 2015 | August 1, 2024 |
| 舞力无限 | March 25, 2022 | August 2, 2024 |
Captions[]
Cotton Eye Joe appears in Puppet/Party Master Modes. Here are the captions attributed to her dance moves:
- Chainsaw
- Chick Dance
- Country Jig
- Cowgirl
- Home On The Range
- Western Lash
- Western Slide
- Western Street
Appearances in Playlists[]
Cotton Eye Joe is featured in the following playlists:
Just Dance Now[]
Just Dance 2016[]
Just Dance 2017[]
Just Dance 2018[]
Just Dance 2019[]
舞力全开[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- "Hell" is censored in the remake.
- This is the second routine in the series where Gold Moves had to be changed. The first was Professor Pumplestickle.
Routine[]
- In the beta version of the routine, the dancer’s features are slightly more distinguishable.
- In Just Dance 4, the coach has an avatar, but much like P1 of Somethin’ Stupid’s avatar, it did not return for the subsequent games. However, the avatar later returned in Just Dance Now/Unlimited with a different look.
- An avatar was intended to return in Just Dance 2014, however it was scrapped.[citation needed]
- One of the pictograms for the remake is missing the usual white outline that is used for every pictogram in the series, making the pictogram looking like one from Just Dance.
- As of an unknown date, the menu assets for the remake have been updated in order to make the coach’s face slightly more visible.
- Gold Move 4’s pictogram for the remake has been updated as of an unknown date; the new pictogram is now the ending pictogram where it has its hands on its hips instead of the pictogram with the spiral arrow.
- The outdated pictogram used to be still used in Just Dance Now but was updated to the new pictogram on an unknown date.
- In Gold Move 4’s outdated pictogram’s arrow, the start of the arrow is cut.
- On Just Dance Unlimited, the video starts slightly earlier than the routine itself. This also happens in California Gurls and Apache (Jump On It).
- There is a Rabbid version of Cotton Eye Joe’s avatar in Just Dance 2018 that has the design and hair of the coach.
- A sticker of the song’s badge can be unlocked on Just Dance 2020 by dancing to Policeman three times.
- The coach appears in the background of Danger! High Voltage as a mascot for a carnival game.
Gallery[]
Game Files[]
(Just Dance)
(Remake, old)
(Remake, updated)
(Just Dance)
(Party Master Mode)
(outdated remake)
(updated remake)
(Just Dance)
(Just Dance)
(Just Dance)
In-Game Screenshots[]
Beta Elements[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Others[]
Videos[]
Official Music Video[]
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Gameplays[]
Extractions[]
Other[]
Behind the Scenes[]
