"When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls is featured on Just Dance 2. It was also featured on Just Dance Unlimited and 舞力无限, but was removed on August 1 and 2, 2024, respectively.
The song also has three alternate routines, all known as the Contest Winner routines.
Appearance of the Dancer[]
C1[]
C1 is a woman with dark teal hair in an uneven bob haircut and dark teal sunglasses. She wears a purple sunhat, a teal dress with a purple bow around her waist, and teal pumps. She also wears dark lipstick and a bright pink glove, specifically persian rose.
C2[]
C2 is the younger version of the woman. She has orange hair in the same uneven bob haircut and orange sunglasses. She wears an orange t-shirt with purple and pink rainbows with white clouds, orange shorts with the same pattern, and white flats with purple socks. She now wears a feather boa and floppy sunhat with a pink flower.
In the remake, C1’s lipstick is much more visible, and her clothing looks more realistic, and both dancers faces are less visible.
Background[]
Just Dance 2[]
During the adult’s scenes, she is standing on a reflective floor in front of The Red Carpet, and around her are paparazzi, palm trees, railings, and glowing lights from a city. During the child’s scenes, she is in her orange-colored room, having a window with curtains, a bed, an armchair/sofa with stuffed animals, a bed with a dolphin on it, and a clothes-hanger. Also, a Raving Rabbid appears on the couch as one of the stuffed animals.
Remake[]
In the remake, the flashes from the paparazzi’s cameras are dimmer, and the bedroom and red carpet sets are stretched so that the dancer is standing on them instead of in front. The transition between the two backgrounds happens in a different way, and the second one looks lighter. The cameras also now flash to the left and right in sync with the dancer’s movements.
Gold Moves[]
There are 3 Gold Moves in this routine. Gold Moves 2 and 3 are performed consecutively in Just Dance 2:
Gold Move 1: Put your hands in the air and stomp your left foot.
Gold Move 2: Put your right hand on your head, put your left arm at the back of your body, and lean back as if you were in distress.
Gold Move 3 (Original): Put your hands up next to your face by bending your elbows 90°, and rotate the upper body from right to left.
Gold Move 3 (Remake): Put your hands up slightly close to your face by bending your elbows 90°, and stand looking towards the camera as if you were surprised.
(Original)
(Remake)
in-game
(Original)
(Remake)
(Original)
(Remake)
in-game
Release History[]
This section details the release and removal history of When I Grow Up.
| Game | Date Added | Date Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Just Dance Unlimited | October 21, 2021 | August 1, 2024 |
| 舞力无限 | October 22, 2021 | August 2, 2024 |
Appearances in Mashups[]
When I Grow Up is featured in the following Mashups:
Captions[]
When I Grow Up appears in Puppet/Party Master Modes. Here are the captions attributed to her dance moves:
- Cutie Pie
- Pick And Choose
- Posh
- Posh Poses
Trivia[]
- When I Grow Up is the first song by The Pussycat Dolls in the series.
- The back of the PAL cover of the game erroneously credits The Hit Crew as the artists.
- When I Grow Up is the first routine in the history of Just Dance to feature a transforming dancer.
- When I Grow Up is the first Just Dance routine where Rabbid makes a cameo.
- In the preview gameplay and in the E3 demo of Just Dance 2, both coaches had a different color scheme. C1’s beta color palette can still be seen in the menu icon in the final game.
- The choreography was different as well, as seen in some screenshots.
- The preview video also features Beta pictograms in the style of the previous game.
- The choreography was different as well, as seen in some screenshots.
- C1’s avatar is supposed to be wearing sunglasses like the coach herself, but is instead wearing regular square framed glasses.
- In the Just Dance Now video file with pictograms, the Gold Move effects are missing.
- In the menu assets for the remake, C1’s lipstick has been removed.
- In the Just Dance Unlimited servers, there are default-colored versions of the remade pictograms, four of which differ from the final ones. There is also a different pictogram for Gold Move 1, where the punch emblem next to the left foot is missing.
- Besides, this pictogram is missing from the early files.
- Two pictograms for the remake on Just Dance Unlimited reference Beyoncé.[3]
Gallery[]
Game Files[]
(Remake)
(Just Dance 2)
(Just Dance Unlimited)
In-Game Screenshots[]
Promotional Images[]
(C2 - Beta)
Beta Elements[]
(C2 - Beta)
(Just Dance Unlimited)
(Just Dance Unlimited - the left arm is positioned differently)
(Just Dance Unlimited - the right arm is positioned differently)
(Just Dance Unlimited - the right arm is positioned differently)
(Just Dance Unlimited - the shake emblem next to the left foot is missing)
(Just Dance Unlimited)
Other[]
Videos[]
Official Music Video[]
Gameplays[]
Extractions[]
Behind the Scenes[]
References[]
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