Just Dance

Produced by RedOne, this debut single aggressively injected European electro-house and club kid aesthetics directly into the American pop mainstream. Narrating the disorienting, hedonistic haze of a nightclubbing experience, the track's relentless synthesizer hooks and stomping beat became an inescapable global sensation. Its massive sleeper success officially launched Lady Gaga's career as the dominant pop icon of the late 2000s.