Just Dance 2021

Just Dance 2021
Released:	WWNovember 12, 2020 WWNovember 24, 2020 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
System(s):	Google Stadia, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Developed by:	Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Bordeaux
Published by:	Ubisoft
Genre(s):	Dance, Rhythm
Rating(s):	E, PEGI 3, CERO A
Preceded by:	Just Dance 2020
Succeeded by:	Just Dance 2022

Just Dance 2021 is the twelfth game in the main Just Dance series.

Revealed on August 26, 2020, at the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner’s Showcase, the game was released worldwide on November 12, 2020, on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia, and on November 24, 2020 on the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PlayStation 5, where it was the first game in the series to get released on those consoles.

The Google Stadia version is no longer available due to the service shutting down on January 18, 2023.

Gameplay and Features

Just Dance 2021 comes with an insane amount of content for all the family to enjoy!

• Team up with friends for more fun in our Co-op mode. Co-op mode brings players together to combine scores and rule the dance floor!
• Little ones can join in on the fun with the acclaimed Kids Mode! The dedicated mode allows the youngest players to enjoy it in full with 8 new kid-friendly curated songs, coming along with a fun dance experience tailored to kid’s needs.
• Enjoy the new Quick-play mode where if chosen the game gives a random playlist.
• Monitor and improve your performance! Discover your new detailed score recap and compare your score with your friends.
• With Just Dance Unlimited, the dance on-demand subscription streaming service, you have access to more than 550 songs, with fresh content added every month! Every copy of the game comes with 1-month access!

Bust a move! The party never stops with Just Dance 2021

• There is always something going on in Just Dance 2021! Make sure to visit the World Dance Floor to party online with the Just Dance community all year long.
• Keep the party going with Just Dance Unlimited! More songs and content will be added throughout the year to enrich Just Dance 2021 players’ experience.

No additional accessories are required to join the fun! Just use your smartphone with the Just Dance Controller app!

• Use your smartphone to navigate in-game, track, and score your moves - no camera, Kinect, or PS Move required! Up to 6 players can play with their phones simultaneously.

Covers

NTSC/PAL

• PS4
• PS5
• Nintendo Switch
• Xbox One/Series X

Menu and Design

The menu is generally similar in appearance to its predecessor in Just Dance 2020. The gradients have, however, been replaced with a pixelated texture. A key difference is the introduction of "Pertinence" as a menu sort option, which sorts the song selection menu algorithmically rather than alphabetically as in "Catalog". This is the default sort option when the game is connected to the internet. Alternate Routines can be unlocked by playing the corresponding Classic routine three times instead of five times.

Likewise, the Profile tab has been conserved from Just Dance 2020. The Gift Machine now appears in a cheetah print design and rewards players with avatars, stickers, aliases, and skins. The sticker albums are themed on the background of Without Me which can be unlocked by danced songs from the map in the main track list two times in order to unlock a sticker.

Track List

• An asterisk (*) indicates this song is covered in-game.
• The songs colored in █ are playable on the demo version.
• A (K) indicates that the song is playable on Kids Mode.
• A (BL) indicates that the song was exclusive to the Benelux region, but got released worldwide later on Just Dance Unlimited.
• A (FR) indicates that the song was exclusive to France, but got released worldwide later on Just Dance Unlimited.
• A (J) indicates that the song was exclusive to Japan, but got released worldwide later on Just Dance Unlimited.

There are 44 tracks in this game, including 3 regional exclusives.

Song	Artist	Year	Mode	Difficulty	Effort	Square
Adore You	Harry Styles	2019	Solo	Easy	Low
Alexandrie Alexandra*	Claude François (Jérôme Francis)	1977	Trio	Medium	Moderate
all the good girls go to hell	Billie Eilish	2019	Solo	Medium	Moderate
Bailando	Paradisio ft. DJ Patrick Samoy	1996	Solo	Easy	Moderate
Blinding Lights	The Weeknd	2019	Solo	Easy	Low
Boy, You Can Keep It	Alex Newell	2020	Solo	Medium	Moderate
Buscando	GTA & Jenn Morel	2018	Solo	Hard	Moderate
Dance Monkey	Tones And I	2019	Solo	Medium	Low
Dans van de Farao (BL)	K3	2020	Trio	Medium	Low
Dibby Dibby Sound	DJ Fresh & Jay Fay ft. Ms. Dynamite	2014	Duet	Medium	Intense
Don’t Start Now	Dua Lipa	2019	Solo	Easy	Low
Feel Special	Twice	2019	Trio	Easy	Intense
Flash (Just Dance Version) (FR)	Bilal Hassani ft. Sundy Jules, Paola Locatelli & Sulivan Gwed	2020	Solo	Medium	Moderate
Georgia	Tiggs Da Author	2015	Solo	Medium	Low
Get Get Down	Paul Johnson	1999	Quartet	Medium	Low
Heat Seeker	Dreamers	2020	Solo	Medium	Intense
Ice Cream	BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez	2020	Quartet	Hard	Moderate
In The Navy*	Village People (The Sunlight Shakers)	1979	Quartet	Medium	Moderate
Joone Khodet	Black Cats	2006	Duet	Hard	Moderate
Juice	Lizzo	2019	Trio	Medium	Intense
Kick It	NCT 127	2020	Quartet	Hard	Moderate
Kulikitaka (K)	Toño Rosario	2003	Solo	Easy	Moderate
Lacrimosa	Apashe	2018	Solo	Medium	Moderate
Magenta Riddim	DJ Snake	2018	Solo	Medium	Moderate
Paca Dance	The Just Dance Band	2020	Duet	Easy	Intense
Que Tire Pa Lante	Daddy Yankee	2019	Quartet	Hard	Intense
Rain On Me	Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande	2020	Trio	Medium	Moderate
Rare	Selena Gomez	2020	Solo	Easy	Low
Runaway (U & I)	Galantis	2014	Duet	Easy	Moderate
Samba de Janeiro*	Bellini (Ultraclub 90)	1997	Trio	Easy	Intense
Say So	Doja Cat	2019	Duet	Easy	Low
Señorita	Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello	2019	Duet	Easy	Low
Temperature	Sean Paul	2005	Quartet	Easy	Moderate
The Other Side	SZA & Justin Timberlake	2020	Solo	Medium	Moderate
The Weekend	Michael Gray	2004	Duet	Hard	Intense
Till The World Ends*	Britney Spears (The Girly Team)	2011	Solo	Medium	Moderate
U.S.A. (J)	Da Pump	2018	Quartet	Medium	Intense
UNO	Little Big	2020	Quartet	Medium	Moderate
Volar	Lele Pons ft. Susan Diaz & Victor Cardenas	2020	Solo	Medium	Low
Without Me	Eminem	2002	Trio	Hard	Moderate
Yameen Yasar	DJ Absi	2020	Trio	Hard	Intense
YO LE LLEGO	J Balvin & Bad Bunny	2019	Duet	Easy	Moderate
You’ve Got a Friend In Me (K)	Randy Newman (Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story)	1995	Solo	Easy	Low
Zenit	ONUKA	2019	Solo	Easy	Low

Kids Mode

Song	Artist	Year	Mode	Square
Rock N Roll Princess	Fast Forward Highway	2008	Solo
Dance Of The Mirlitons	Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovski (The Just Dance Orchestra)	1892	Duet
The Color Lab	Dancing Bros.	2011	Solo
Flying Carpet	Persian Nights	2020	Solo
Space Cat	Equinox Stars	2011	Solo
Let’s Save Our Planet	The Sunlight Shakers	2015	Duet
Get On The Fire Truck	The Step Brigade	2005	Duet
Here Comes The Spy	The Step Brigade	2019	Solo
You’ve Got a Friend In Me*	Randy Newman (Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story)	1995	Solo
Kulikitaka	Toño Rosario	2003	Solo

Removed Songs

These are the songs that were originally planned to be in the game but were later removed for unknown reasons.

• An (RS) indicates that this song was replaced by an in-house composition designed to utilize the same routine.
• A (2022) indicates that the song was later featured on Just Dance 2022.

Song	Artist	Year	Mode	Square
Habibi Yaeni (RS)	Orgonite	2016	Trio
Habibi Yaeni (Extreme Version) (RS)			Solo
Run the World (Girls) (2022)	Beyoncé	2011	Trio
Run the World (Girls) (Extreme Version) (2022)			Solo
The Sweet Escape	Gwen Stefani ft. Akon	2006	Solo

Alternate Routines

• A (G) indicates that the song was exclusive to Germany, but got released worldwide later on Just Dance Unlimited.

There are 13 alternate routines in the game, including 1 regional exclusive.

Song	Routine	Mode	Difficulty	Effort	Square
Blinding Lights	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Buscando	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Don’t Start Now	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Feel Special	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Juice	Yummy Version	Trio	Medium	Low
Juice (G)	VIPMADE	Trio	Hard	Moderate
Kick It	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Rare	Fairy Version	Solo	Easy	Low
Samba de Janeiro	Samba Version	Duet	Hard	Intense
Temperature	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Till The World Ends	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Without Me	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense
Yameen Yasar	Extreme Version	Solo	Extreme	Intense

Just Dance Unlimited

Song	Artist	Year	Mode	Difficulty	Effort	Square	Release Date
DRUM GO DUM	K/DA ft. Aluna, Wolftyla, and Bekuh BOOM	2020	Quartet	Extreme	Intense		November 25, 2020
Dans van de Farao	K3	2020	Trio	Medium	Low		December 30, 2020
Flash (Just Dance Version)	Bilal Hassani ft. Sundy Jules, Paola Locatelli, and Sulivan Gwed	2020	Solo	Medium	Moderate		December 30, 2020
Juice (VIPMADE)	Lizzo	2019	Trio	Hard	Moderate		December 30, 2020
U.S.A.	Da Pump	2018	Quartet	Medium	Intense		December 30, 2020
Tusa	KAROL G and Nicki Minaj	2019	Solo	Medium	Low		January 14, 2021
Stupid Love	Lady Gaga	2020	Solo	Hard	Intense		January 21, 2021
Girls Like	Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson	2016	Trio	Medium	Moderate		January 28, 2021
Calypso (Community Remix)	Luis Fonsi ft. Stefflon Don	2018	Solo	Easy	Low		April 6, 2021
Monster	EXO	2016	Trio	Hard	Intense		April 15, 2021
The Way I Are	Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E. & Sebastian	2007	Duet	Medium	Moderate		April 22, 2021
Come Back Home	2NE1	2014	Trio	Hard	Moderate		April 29, 2021
Head & Heart	Joel Corry ft. MNEK	2020	Duet	Easy	Moderate		July 15, 2021
Intoxicated	Martin Solveig & GTA	2015	Solo	Medium	Low		July 22, 2021
John Cena	Sho Madjozi	2019	Solo	Hard	Intense		July 29, 2021
All The Stars	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	2018	Solo	Medium	Low		October 7, 2021
Rainbow Beats	Yi Yan/Zhao Fang Jing/Suika Kune/Feizaojun	2020	Duet	Hard	Moderate		October 14, 2021

ESRB/PEGI ratings

ESRB Rating

Resources can be found here

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Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series

Content descriptors: Mild Lyrics

Other: Users Interact, In-Game Purchases (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5)

Rating Summary: This is a rhythm-and-dance simulation game in which players perform choreographed routines by following the movements of on-screen characters. Players score points by accurately moving their bodies in time to the music and scrolling indicators. Some song lyrics contain the words “damn” and “hell” and references to suggestive material (e.g., “Feeling your hands/Upon up on my thighs”; "But friends don’t know/The way you taste..."; "Polyamorist dreams/Of a teen heart"; “I got the right tactics to turn you on”).

Reception

Just Dance 2021 received "mixed or average" reviews on Metacritic, with a metascore of 70/100 on Nintendo Switch. Critics pointed out the similarities to prior games and some saw this as a strength due to the series’ strong reputation while others were more ambivalent and felt it was time for a change. The other versions of the game did not receive a Metascore from critics due to a lack of reviews; however the PS5 version of the game received overwhelmingly negative reviews from users who criticized the lack of compatibility with the PS Camera and pointed out that the PS4 version of the game was playable on the PS5 with the camera so there would be no reason for the PS5 version to not be compatible.

Trivia

• Just Dance 2021 is the first game to be revealed at a Nintendo Direct presentation instead of a major gaming convention. This is most likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major gaming events such as E3 to be cancelled.
  • It is the second game, after Just Dance, to not be revealed at E3.
  • It is also the first game to have new tracks revealed at Ubisoft Forward.
• Just Dance 2021 is the second game in the main Just Dance series to be leaked on the Xbox website, after Just Dance 2014.
  • However, it is the third Just Dance game to be leaked on the Xbox website, including Just Dance: Disney Party 2.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game to release teasers of the songs after the game’s announcement, as opposed to alongside the announcement.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game in the series to be released on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.
  • It is also the first game in the series to use the Ubisoft Connect name and logo.
• On the Xbox Series X/S, the game requires an internet connection, due to the fact that support for Kinect was terminated, and using a smartphone requires internet.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game to be released in Japan via any PlayStation console.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game in the main series to have kana support on a non-Nintendo console.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game in the main franchise to not be released on the Wii.
  • Additionally, Just Dance 2021 is the first game since Just Dance 3 to only be available on one Nintendo console.
  • Consequently, it is the first game to be unavailable on any 7th-generation platforms, ending the use of recycling assets from Just Dance 2015.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game in the main series to not contain any songs from the 1980s.
  • Inclusive of spinoff titles, it is the fifth such game, after Just Dance Wii, Just Dance Kids 2, The Black Eyed Peas Experience, and Just Dance: Disney Party 2.
• Discounting Kids Mode, Just Dance 2021 is the first game since Just Dance 2014 to have no instrumental songs.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game where only one box art is used for all regions. In previous games, there would be either a completely different box art, or some variations between box arts.
• Just Dance 2021 is the second game in the main series to be rated E by the ESRB. It is preceded by Just Dance 2019, and succeeded by Just Dance 2023 Edition.
  • It would have been the third if Just Dance 2 had kept its original ESRB rating (E).
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game in the series to display a tally of counted moves scored along with the ratings out of the total number of counted moves for each player on the results screen after playing a routine normally. Previously, this was only seen in the World Dance Floor from 8th-generation versions of Just Dance 2017 and onward.
  • This feature is only available if one person is playing.
  • The first Just Dance game also had a similar counting feature, however, it only displayed the percentages of each rating.
• On some copies of the game, the catalogue order is randomized and updates daily, called "Pertinence".
  • This feature is later used on Just Dance 2022 in all copies when the game is opened with internet.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game with a Just Dance Unlimited season that doesn't feature any returning songs since seasons are added to the game in Just Dance 2019.
• According to the Just Dance Now and Just Dance Unlimited files, most of the songs from Just Dance 2021 and its Just Dance Unlimited exclusives have default menu colors (Tundora, Cod Gray, Silver Chalice, and Boulder respectively).
  • The only known exceptions are:
    • all the good girls go to hell
    • Blinding Lights (Extreme Version)
    • Come Back Home
    • Dance Of The Mirlitons*
    • Flying Carpet*
    • Get On The Fire Truck*
    • Girls Like
    • Here Comes The Spy*
    • Let’s Save Our Planet*
    • Kulikitaka
    • Magenta Riddim
    • Rain On Me
    • Rock N Roll Princess
    • Samba de Janeiro
    • Say So
    • Space Cat*
    • Temperature
    • The Color Lab*
    • The Weekend
    • Volar
    • You’ve Got a Friend In Me*
• A recent update on the game causes many of the Aliases to show "<Missing_[numbercode]>".^{[citation needed]}
• Just Dance 2021 is the third game in a row to have all its routines on Just Dance Unlimited.
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game since Just Dance 2014 to include an unused coach on its boxart, this time being Run the World (Girls).
• Just Dance 2021 was the only game from the main Just Dance series not to be mentioned in the video "Ubisoft Paris - 30 years of games!".
• Just Dance 2021 is the first game in the history of the Main Series to not include any song from the 1980s.

Beta Elements

For a full list of Just Dance 2021’s beta elements, see Just Dance 2021/Beta Elements.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

• Bailando
• Blinding Lights
• Boy, You Can Keep It
• Dance Monkey, Rare (Fairy Version), Uno (P1), and Zenit
• Dance Of The Mirlitons
• Drum Go Dum
• Feel Special (P1 and P3)
• Flash
• Flash
• Flash (background dancers)
• Flash (background dancers)
• Flash (background dancer)
• Flying Carpet
• Georgia
• Heat Seeker
• Here Comes The Spy
• Juice
• Juice
• Kick It
• Rain On Me (P1)
• Rain On Me (P2) (C1)
• Rain On Me (P2) (C2)
• Rare
• Rare (Fairy Version)
• Rock N Roll Princess
• Runaway (U & I)
• Runaway (U & I)
• Runaway (U & I)
• Samba de Janeiro (Samba Version)
• Samba de Janeiro (Samba Version)
• Señorita (P2)
• The Color Lab
• Tusa (C2)
• Uno
• Without Me
• Yameen Yasar (Rehearsal)
• You’ve Got a Friend In Me

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Teasers

Teaser for Feel Special

Teaser for Dance Monkey

Teaser for Don’t Start Now

Teaser for Que Tire Pa Lante

Teaser for Juice

Teaser for Temperature

Teaser for All the Good Girls Go to Hell

Teaser for Señorita

Teaser for Without Me

Teaser for Blinding Lights

Teaser for Runaway (U & I)

Teaser for Volar
(Instagram, deleted)

Teaser for Volar (Instagram)

Teaser for Volar (Twitter)

Teaser for Ice Cream (Instagram)

Teaser for Ice Cream (Twitter)

Teaser for Adore You (Instagram)

Teaser for Adore You (Twitter)

Teaser for Say So (Instagram)

Teaser for Say So (Twitter)

Teaser for Rare (Instagram)

Teaser for Rare (Twitter)

First teaser for The Other Side (Instagram)

First teaser for The Other Side (Twitter)

Second teaser for The Other Side (Instagram)

Second teaser for The Other Side (Twitter)

Teaser for Kick It (Instagram)

Teaser for Kick It (Twitter)

Teaser for Rain On Me (Instagram)

Teaser for Rain On Me (Twitter)

Promotional Images

Original Logo

The logo in Season 1: Once Upon A Dance style

The logo in Season 2: Versus style

The logo in Season 3: Festival! style

The logo in Season 4: The Traveler Style

Japanese logo

Horizontal logo

Ubisoft Club banner

Microsoft Store banner

Game cover (Ubisoft website)

Key art 1 (from Ubisoft’ press kit)

Key art 2 (from Ubisoft’ press kit)

Key art 3 (from the Just Dance 2021 website)

Promotional picture 1
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Promotional picture 6 (Amazon)

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Promotional picture 12 (Amazon)

Promotional picture 13 (Amazon)

Promotional picture 14 (Amazon)

Promotional picture 15
(Just Dance 2021 website)

Promotional picture 16
(Instagram, YouTube)

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(Instagram, YouTube)

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Ubisoft Club background

Ubisoft Club icon

YouTube game banner

Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 release date announcement 1

Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 release date announcement 2

Game cover (YouTube Gaming)

Mobile wallpaper 1 (from the Just Dance 2021 fan kit)

Mobile wallpaper 2 (from the Just Dance 2021 fan kit)

Just Dance Official Forums background

Mobile wallpaper 3 (from Ubisoft’s Holiday 2020 minigame)

Mobile wallpaper 4 (from Ubisoft’s Holiday 2020 minigame)

Desktop wallpaper 1 (from Ubisoft’s Holiday 2020 minigame)

Desktop wallpaper 2 (from Ubisoft’s Holiday 2020 minigame)

Stadia background

Stadia background Coach

Stadia mobile background

Stadia mobile background Coach

Promotional image introducing Instagram Stories of wallpaper

Others

"Celebrate Just Dance 2021" playlist Just Dance Now website icon

Videos

Game Trailer

Just Dance 2021- For Every Us - Bringing Us Together - Ubisoft -US-

JUST DANCE 2021 - LAUNCH TV COMMERCIAL

JUST DANCE 2021 - IT'S MORE THAN JUST DANCE

JUST DANCE 2021 - K3 DANST OP DANS VAN DE FARAO

Nintendo Direct

Just Dance 2021 Announce Trailer - Nintendo Direct Ubisoft US

Song Reveals

Just Dance 2021 Official Song List - Part 1 (US)

Just Dance 2021 Official Song List - Part 2 (US)

Just Dance 2021- Full Song List - Ubisoft -US-

Promotional Content

K-Pop Group NCT 127 Reacts to Fan Love - Just Dance 2021

Just Dance 2021- Demo - Play Rain On Me For Free - Ubisoft -US-

Just Dance 2021- Creative Spotlight - Blinding Lights by The Weeknd - Ubisoft -US-

Just Dance 2021- Creative Spotlight - Rare by Selena Gomez - Ubisoft -US-

In-Game Footage

Just Dance 2021 - FULL SONG LIST, Menu and Kids Mode

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