Just Dance 2020 is a 2019 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on June 10, 2019, during its E3 press conference as the eleventh main installment of the series,[1] in celebration of the Just Dance series' tenth anniversary, and released on November 5, 2019 for Nintendo Switch, Wii, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Stadia.[2][3] It was also the first game in the series to be released on Stadia. The game was exclusively released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on March 12, 2020,[4] and in China on December 24, 2020, in the latter of which the game is simply titled Just Dance.[5]
Just Dance 2020 was the final Wii video game released physically in North America. It was reported in 2020 that Nintendo of America was no longer able to physically distribute Wii video games in that region because some of its departments no longer had the ability to retrieve the necessary equipment to do so.[6] Consequently, this was the final video game in the main Just Dance series released on the Wii console, the platform where the series made its debut in 2009. By extension, this was the final Wii video game to be published by Ubisoft, the final Just Dance game to be released on a seventh-generation console, and the final Just Dance game to be available on a Nintendo optical disc.
As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen dancer's choreography to a chosen song using either motion controllers (excluding Stadia) or the game's associated smartphone app (except on the Nintendo Wii, in which is based on Just Dance 2015, with the exclusion of the "challenge" feature, the "Just Dance Wall" feature, and the "World Dance Floor").
Its user interface and features are largely identical to Just Dance 2019, while the Wii version is based on Just Dance 2015, with the addition of a new "All Stars" mode commemorating the franchise's tenth anniversary (which features a playlist of ten songs from each of the previous ten installments of the series, as well as a track from this year's edition, "High Hopes").[7]
The Chinese version doesn't feature the karaoke-styled lyrics and is instead replaced with scrolling lyrics that are translated to Chinese.
The following songs appear on Just Dance 2020:[8][9][10]
Song | Artist | Year |
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"7 Rings"[lower-alpha 1] | Ariana Grande | 2019 |
"365" | Zedd and Katy Perry | 2019 |
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"[lower-alpha 2] | The Frankie Bostello Orchestra (as made famous by Monty Python) | 1979 |
"Baby Shark" | Pinkfong | 2015 |
"Bad Boy" | Riton and Kah-Lo | 2018 |
"Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | 2019 |
"Bangarang" | Skrillex featuring Sirah | 2012 |
"Bassa Sababa" | Netta | 2019 |
"Con Altura" | Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho | 2019 |
"Con Calma" | Daddy Yankee featuring Snow | 2019 |
"Coolest Ethnic"[lower-alpha 3] | Phoenix Legend | 2009 |
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Millennium Alert (as made famous by Backstreet Boys) | 1997 |
"Fancy" | Twice | 2019 |
"Fancy Footwork"[lower-alpha 4] | Chromeo | 2007 |
"Fit but You Know It"[lower-alpha 4] | The Streets | 2004 |
"Get Busy"[lower-alpha 5] | Koyotie | 2019 |
"God Is a Woman" | Ariana Grande | 2018 |
"High Hopes"[lower-alpha 6] | Panic! at the Disco | 2018 |
"Hot Pot Cool"[lower-alpha 7] | Aya Liu | 2014 |
"I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | 2011 |
"I Don't Care" | Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber | 2019 |
"I Like It"[lower-alpha 4] | Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin | 2018 |
"Infernal Gallop (Can-Can)"[lower-alpha 8] | The Just Dance Orchestra (as made famous by Jacques Offenbach) | 1858 |
"Into the Unknown"[lower-alpha 9] | Idina Menzel featuring Aurora (credited as Disney's Frozen 2) | 2019 |
"Just an Illusion" | Equinox Stars (as made famous by Imagination) | 1982 |
"Keep In Touch" | JD McCrary | 2019 |
"Kill This Love"[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 8] | Blackpink | 2019 |
"Le Bal Masqué" | Dr. Creole (as made famous by La Compagnie Créole) | 1984 |
"Ma Itū" | Stella Mwangi | 2019 |
"My New Swag" | VAVA featuring Ty. and Nina Wang | 2017 |
"Old Town Road (Remix)" | Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | 2019 |
"Policeman" | Eva Simons featuring Konshens | 2015 |
"Princess"[lower-alpha 7] | Jam Hsiao | 2009 |
"Rain Over Me" | Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony | 2011 |
"Rainbow Beats"[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] | Yi Yan/Zhao Fang Jing/Suika Kune/Feizaojun | 2020 |
"Skibidi" | Little Big | 2018 |
"Só Depois do Carnaval" | Lexa | 2019 |
"Soy Yo" | Bomba Estéreo | 2015 |
"Stop Movin'" | Royal Republic | 2019 |
"Sushi" | Merk & Kremont | 2018 |
"Taki Taki" | DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B | 2018 |
"Talk"[lower-alpha 10] | Khalid | 2019 |
"Tel Aviv"[lower-alpha 11] | Omer Adam featuring Arisa | 2013 |
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" | The Black Eyed Peas | 2010 |
"Ugly Beauty" | Jolin Tsai | 2018 |
"Vodovorot" | XS Project | 2011 |
Kris Wu's "Big Bowl Thick Noodle" was included in initial pressings of the Chinese version of the game, but was removed shortly after its alternate version was released on China's Just Dance Unlimited servers due to sexual assault allegations against the artist.[11][12] Following this, Phoenix Legend's "Coolest Ethnic", which was previously exclusive to China's Just Dance Unlimited servers from February 5, 2021, was made available for free indefinitely.
The following songs appear on the Kids Mode of the game:
Song | Artist | Year |
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"Baby Shark" | Pinkfong | 2015 |
"Freeze Please" | The Just Dance School | 2019 |
"Happy Birthday" | Top Culture | 1893 |
"Into the Unknown"[lower-alpha 1] | Idina Menzel featuring Aurora (credited as Disney's Frozen 2) | 2019 |
"Jungle Dances" | The Sunlight Shakers | 2019 |
"Kitchen Kittens" | Cooking Meow Meow | 2019 |
"Magical Morning" | The Just Dance Orchestra | 2019 |
"Mini Yo School" | Dancing Bros. | 2019 |
"My Friend the Dragon" | The Just Dance Orchestra | 2019 |
"The Frog Concert" | Groove Century | 2019 |
Note: With the exception of "Into the Unknown", these songs also can be played on Wii.
Just Dance Unlimited continues to be offered on 2020 for eighth-generation consoles, featuring a streaming library of new and existing songs.[13]
Songs exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited include:
Song | Artist | Year | Release date |
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"Djadja"[lower-alpha 1] | Aya Nakamura | 2018 | November 5, 2019 (France) December 5, 2019 (Worldwide) |
"10.000 luchtballonnen"[lower-alpha 2] | K3 | 2015 | November 5, 2019 (Benelux region) December 23, 2019 (Worldwide) |
"Spinning (Кружит)"[lower-alpha 3] | Monatik | 2016 | November 5, 2019 (Russia) December 23, 2019 (Worldwide) |
"Panini"[lower-alpha 4] | Lil Nas X | 2019 | December 19, 2019 |
"Sucker"[lower-alpha 4] | Jonas Brothers | 2019 | January 16, 2020 |
"Don't Call Me Up"[lower-alpha 4] | Mabel | 2019 | January 23, 2020 |
"1999"[lower-alpha 4] | Charli XCX and Troye Sivan | 2018 | January 30, 2020 |
"Woman Like Me"[lower-alpha 5] | Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj | 2018 | May 14, 2020 |
"EZ Do Dance" | TRF | 1993 | May 20, 2020 (Japan) |
"X"[lower-alpha 5] | Nicky Jam and J Balvin | 2018 | May 20, 2020 |
"Boys" (Alternate)[lower-alpha 5] | Lizzo | 2018 | May 28, 2020 |
"Hype"[14][lower-alpha 6] | Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris | 2016 | July 23, 2020 |
"La Respuesta"[lower-alpha 7][14][lower-alpha 6] | Becky G and Maluma | 2019 | July 30, 2020 |
"Crayon"[14][lower-alpha 6] | G-Dragon | 2012 | August 6, 2020 |
"White Noise"[lower-alpha 6] | Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge | 2013 | August 13, 2020 |
Songs exclusive to the Chinese version of Just Dance Unlimited include:
Song | Artist | Year | Release Date |
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"All You Gotta Do (Is Just Dance)" (Chinese Version)[lower-alpha 1] | The Just Dance Band | 2017 | December 24, 2020 (Classic) July 16, 2021 (Alternate) June 10, 2022 (Simple) |
"Cool Times (So Good)" | Wowkie Zhang | 2014 | February 5, 2021 |
"Chick Chick" | Wang Rong Rollin | 2014 | February 5, 2021 |
"Let's Party" | Wu Xuanyi | 2021 | April 30, 2021 |
"Drinking Song" | Hanggai | 2007 | July 16, 2021 |
"Youth is Calling" | Adidas Neo & Just Dance | 2021 | August 27, 2021 |
"Gong Xi Gong Xi"[lower-alpha 2] | The Just Dance Band (as made famous by Yao Lee and Yao Min) | 1945 | January 21, 2022 |
"Clown" | Wilber Pan | 2014 | January 21, 2022 |
"Gorgeous Diva" | Monki | 2022 | January 21, 2022 |
"Little Apple"[lower-alpha 3] | Chopstick Brothers | 2014 | January 21, 2022 |
"Love" | The Just Dance Band (as made famous by Xiao Hu Dui) | 1991 | January 21, 2022 |
"Dare to Live"[lower-alpha 4] | Trady | 2021 | April 8, 2022 |
"Gee" | Girls' Generation | 2009 | June 10, 2022 |
"Gokuraku Jodo" | Garnidelia | 2016 | June 10, 2022 |
"Ugly Beauty" (Alternate) | Jolin Tsai | 2018 | June 10, 2022 |
"Bailemen Swing" | Shanghai Restoration Project featuring Zhang Le | 2015 | September 29, 2022 |
Just Dance 2020 debuted at #15 in the UK, with the Nintendo Switch version accounting for 55% of sales, followed by the Nintendo Wii at 21%, PlayStation 4 at 14%, and the Xbox One at 10%.[15] The Nintendo Switch version of the game debuted at #3 in Taiwan, while the PlayStation 4 version debuted at #4 in South Korea.[16] In Japan, the Switch version sold 2,533 copies during its first week of release, which made it the 26th bestselling retail game of the week.[17]
The game was nominated for "Best Family/Social Game" at the 2019 Titanium Awards,[18] and for "Best Game-as-a-Service" at the Pégases Awards 2020.[19]
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