Released 11 May 2009 Genre Electro-R&B Label Asylum | Format CD
Digital Download Length 3:18 | |
Recorded Studio-Atlantis, Los Angeles | ||
"Let's Get Excited" is the third single (second in Brazil) from Alesha Dixon's second album, The Alesha Show, released by Asylum Records. The song has been added to BBC Radio 1's A-List. The single was the 2nd single taken from "The Alesha Show" in most countries in Europe.
Contents
Background
"Let's Get Excited" was written by Dixon, Kuk Harrell, Sean Hall and Todd Herfinda and is an up-tempo dance track. After writing with Dixon, Harrell and Sean K produced the song on behalf of RedZone Entertainment, the company which he is managed by. Harrell was also the song's vocal producer and engineer.
Lyrically, the song namechecks Madonna, and makes a reference to "Into the Groove", a 1985 Madonna song. Dixon later stated that "Growing up Madonna was my idol and I loved dressing up like her and so she has definitely been a big influence on my career".
Promotion
Alesha performed the song live at the following events:
Music video
The video, directed by Max & Dania was shot in 3 days, starting on 26 March 2009.
The video is set in an East London nightclub surrounded by lots of dancers. Alesha Dixon is wearing black leggings and gold shoes and has her hair in a high-black ponytail. The entire video is set in the club but there is lots of different looks and scenes going on. Near the end of the video everyone in the club is soaked with hoses.
The video was televised on Tuesday 7 April on 4Music at 7:00PM, and on terrestrial TV on Wednesday 8 April on Channel 4 at 00:05AM. The video premiered, along with the single cover on Dixon's website on 8 April 2009.
Reception
Digital Spy
Give the past eight years of Alesha Dixon's career a dusting over and it's clear she's experienced more highs and lows than your average day out at Thorpe Park. However, over the past six months she's been unstoppable - largely because she's released exactly the right songs from her Alesha Show album. Catching our attention with the novelty-ish 'The Boys Does Nothing', she followed it up by showcasing her thoughtful side on 'Breathe Slow'. Now she's back and pulling her finest trick out from under her sleeve. Just in time (hopefully) for summer, 'Let's Get Excited' is a perfect slice of exuberant electro R&B that's sure to fill the dancefloor after a day spent lounging on the beach. With a ridiculously catchy chorus punctuated by a classic Dixon "hey hey hey", it's topped off with one of the year's most genius lyrics so far: "I'm so excited - I'm a detective I'm all over you." Just begging to be played at full volume across the land, this is further evidence that Alesha Dixon is fast becoming a bit of a national treasure.
Track listing
- Let's Get Excited (Radio Edit)
- Let's Get Excited (Redzone Radio Mix)
- Let's Get Excited (Album Version)
- Let's Get Excited (Album Version)
- Let's Get Excited (Redzone Radio Mix)
- Let's Get Excited (Guena LG Glam As You Club Mix)
- Let's Get Excited (Guena LG Glam As You Dub Mix)
- Let's Get Excited (Blame Remix)