"Wouldn’t It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys (covered by the Sunlight Shakers in-game) is featured on Just Dance 2023 Edition and Just Dance Now (for players who subscribed before April 9, 2024).
It was also featured on 舞力无限, but was removed on August 2, 2024, due to licensing constraints.
Appearance of the Dancers[]
The routine is performed by a duo of anthropomorphic animals in claymation. Instead of gloves, both dancers feature wristbands as their substitutes.
P1[]
P1 is Rudolf. He is depicted with orange fur, with the fur on his head being smoother than the fur on the rest of his body, and he has purple eyebrows, as well as purple three-pointed soft-edged antlers which have blue and light orange balls hanging on them. He also has brown hands and dark brown cloven feet. He wears an open red sleeveless jacket. Later in the routine, he receives red sunglasses. His wristband is purple.
P2[]
C1[]
C1 is Brock, the same badger from Mr. Blue Sky. He is a mammalian with black eyes, a light pink nose with whiskers on his snout, and white fur, with black segments on his eyes, ears and legs. His arms and hands are in shades of gray, and there is a fluffy tuft of gray fur below his head. His wristband is red, and it is removed once he swaps places with the Panda.
C2[]
C2 is Panda, in the same form he appears in Mr. Blue Sky. His appearance has remained nearly the same, except his boots have been removed and he now wears a yellow and green open-up pineapple-themed Hawaiian shirt. Later in the routine, he also receives red sunglasses with Rudolf.
(Just Dance 2023 Edition, pre-1.0.4 update)
(舞力全开)
(Just Dance Now)
(Just Dance 2023 Edition, 1.0.4 update)
(Just Dance 2023 Edition, 1.0.4 update)
Background[]
The background shows a river who switches seasons. Winter has the dancers floating on chunks of ice with penguins in the background, two logs appear and the dancers jump on them into a fall forest. A squirrel passes by on a log only to zoom offscreen which the dancers run into the waterfall.
After falling down the waterfall, the dancers land on a raft into a canyon, before entering owls, an actual size cat and fish are in the background. As the dancers enter the canyon, fireworks go off in the background. They enter a cave with drawings of pictograms on the cave’s walls dancing along with the dancers. There are also glowing symbols in the back, and engravings on the cave wall, along with multiple stones on the floor.
Once they exit the cave, the background shows a pond with lily pads and lilies in it. Behind them on the left are two trees that are treehouses as seen by the windows in them with the Panda in it. There are also bushes on the left hill. On the right, there is a short hill with many trees that goes further down. In the middle, there is a pathway that is surrounded by a few trees further behind. In the far back, mountains are present with giant clouds in the middle that fill the gap between the mountains.
As the song fades out, the camera zooms out on the set of the song by two workers, a man and a woman working on the song and the same cat from the beginning of the song shows up as the song end. The cat stays for a few second then sits on the right of the models. The man then grabs the cat.
Gold Moves[]
There are 2 Gold Moves in this routine:
Gold Move 1 (P2 then P1): Make a jumping motion while your hands are above your head.
Gold Move 2: Give a high-five motion to your partner with your right hand.
Release History[]
This section details the release and removal history of Wouldn’t It Be Nice.
| Game | Date Added | Date Removed |
|---|---|---|
| 舞力无限 | December 16, 2022 | August 2, 2024 |
| Just Dance Now | December 20, 2023 | April 9, 2024, or the end of the next billing period |
Appearances in Playlists[]
Wouldn’t It Be Nice is featured in the following playlists:
Just Dance 2023 Edition[]
舞力全开[]
Just Dance Now[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice is the second song by The Beach Boys in the series.
- It is the fourth one in the entire Just Dance franchise, including Surfin’ U.S.A. (Just Dance Kids) and Barbara Ann (Just Dance Kids 2).
- Since their last appearance in the main series was thirteen games ago with I Get Around in the first game of the series, Kylie Minogue and The Beach Boys currently hold the record for the longest absence between their appearances in the main series.
- It is also the eleventh song to be credited to The Sunlight Shakers in the series,
- Being released in 1966, Wouldn’t It Be Nice is the oldest song in Just Dance 2023 Edition.
- The saxophone parts are covered by American saxophone player Jesse Molloy[1], who has worked on the soundtrack for the animated series Transformers: EarthSpark[3] and played for artists such as Alanis Morissette and Panic! at the Disco.[4]
- The song is erroneously capitalized as "Wouldn’t It Be nice" and is credited to the Beach Boys instead of the Sunlight Shakers in the announcement regarding removals from Just Dance Unlimited and Just Dance Now.[5]
- On the QQ post announcing the removal of specific songs from 舞力无限, the song title is spelled as "Wouldn’t it be nice".[6]
Routine[]
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice is the ninth routine in the Just Dance series to feature animated coaches, after Naughty Girl (Rabbid Peach Version), Shaky Shaky, Mi Mi Mi (P1), Bangarang, Chandelier, Girl Like Me, Think About Things, and Mr. Blue Sky.
- It is the fourth routine in the series to incorporate claymation, after Mi Mi Mi, Soy Yo, and Mr. Blue Sky.
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice is the eleventh routine with Rudolf as a dancer.
- It is the ninth one where his design receives major changes, after Freeze Please and Mini Yo School.
- It is also the twelfth routine with Panda as a dancer.
- It is also the second one to have a claymation rendition of Panda as a dancer, after Mr. Blue Sky.
- It is also the twelfth routine with Panda as a dancer.
- It is the ninth one where his design receives major changes, after Freeze Please and Mini Yo School.
- The ending of Wouldn’t It Be Nice breaks the fourth wall by showing the developers working on the stop-motion creative of the routine. Thus, Walking on Sunshine and Wouldn’t It Be Nice are the fifth and sixth routines in the Just Dance series to break the fourth wall, after Futebol Crazy, Sexy And I Know It, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), and Mr. Blue Sky.
- Mesias, the developers’ cat, appears in the background and in the ending cutscene.
- When Panda comes in, Brock runs into a wooden shack and opens a newspaper while sitting on a toilet, referencing his appearance in Mr. Blue Sky.
- At the end of the routine, the coaches are all seen together on a beach, likely referencing I Get Around.
- The storyboard for the routine was made on February 22, 2022.[citation needed]
- The game is also referred to as "Just Dance 2023 v1" in its title.
- The pictograms have default colors in the preview.
- The routine can be spotted in the background of Can’t Stop the Feeling! (Danceverse Prince Version).
- The canonical link between Mr. Blue Sky and Wouldn’t It Be Nice had already been hinted on September 29, 2022, when Just Dance’s Twitter account posted a picture of the tree with a photo of the two coaches of Wouldn’t It Be Nice smiling with Panda.[7]
- On November 28, Just Dance stated that Panda met Rudolf while exploring the Danceverse.[8]
- In the latter tweet, P1 was called Rudolf despite the game still referring to him as Roby at the time. His name was ultimately changed to Rudolf upon the release of the 1.0.4 update of Just Dance 2023 Edition.
- On November 28, Just Dance stated that Panda met Rudolf while exploring the Danceverse.[8]
- Unusually, the WEBM video file has almost 4 minutes of a black screen after the routine ends, causing the file to have a length of 6:40.
- On his Just Dance Now avatar, Brock’s fur is white and brown instead of white and black.
Gallery[]
Game Files[]
(Just Dance 2023 Edition)
In-Game Screenshots[]
Promotional Images[]
![Drawing of the coaches made to celebrate Christmas 2022[9]](/wiki/File:Benice_comic_twitter.png "Benice comic twitter.png (1.64 MB)")
Beta Element[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Others[]
Videos[]
Official Music Video[]
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Gameplays[]
Extraction[]
Behind the Scenes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://jsonviewer.stack.hu/#http://jdnow-api-contentapistoragest.justdancenow.com/songs/BeNice_1699468171120/BeNice.json
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnR4dIONHyg/ (Archive)
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CzhSjNIyXwA/
- ↑ https://soundbetter.com/profiles/226217-jesse-molloy
- ↑ https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/6YyopoWWnStUG9RgF2tQAN/just-dance-unlimited-updates
- ↑ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5YqdUxXMJgiSPe32y9As-w
- ↑ https://twitter.com/justdancegame/status/1575515764878151682
- ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/justdancegame/status/1597297540436631552
- ↑ https://twitter.com/justdancegame/status/1607058602614718468/photo/1
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