dance hits dance hits greatest hits album american entertainer released july coincide launch world tour dance world tour previously conceived plans greatest hits album instead opted use material recorded seventh studio album love released departure owed label album fulfill contract began work new greatest hits album november later unsure wanted plans release greatest hits album new studio album eventually deciding dance hits comprises previously released tracks new recordings dance deluxe edition album released featuring additional previously released tracks dvd featuring selection music videos album received generally positive reviews music critics praised reflection success critics expressed disappointment absence successful singles deemed impressive noting large volume hit singles released years dance hits moderate commercial success peaking fourteen national charts national charts background development following commercial failure sixth studio album brave pregnant twins max began working new music future project project kept february new song recording sessions titled hooked leaked online following leak hooked love love subsequently leaked online leaked songs time meant appear greatest hits album later turned studio album song written produced released lead single seventh studio album love november release song failed garner airplay chart despite topping chart subsequently left february citing fulfilled contractual obligations wished release love new label departure label temporarily halted production album signing new contract recording resumed album new_york_daily_news revealed taking records recorded included album floor single label released february song topped charts globe successful singles year following release floor love produced moderately successful singles topped billboard hot dance club songs chart love moderate commercial success viewed humble comeback considered recording career announced november working new material greatest hits album following month revealed playing new music signed left label ceo chairman led speculation moved reported july reports later confirmed epic records owed label final album end contract despite previously announcing fulfilled contract new material began working collection songs unaware going time deciding wanted release greatest hits album new studio album stated comes time album doesn sit write entire thing revealed working new music albums happen recorded material explained don stop going records like follow leader collaboration puerto rican duo kind came wasn like going sit record right songs recorded chosen included dance hits dance album title opening track dance written redone chef featured song hearing demo version track let record song telling song going divorce breakup family felt song come perfect moment according period devastating family important revealed turn better thought don want survive want come better didn want woman stayed bed months knew dance day work little prayer wouldn feel better bed day process gradually got little easier kids wrote parts verses better relate experiences song helped lift darkness gave hope looking song december stated dance anthem expression needed time life taking career beautiful metaphor reality vocals dance arranged redone produced recorded vocals recorded studios miami florida chris ryan handled audio engineering song assistance ryan charge vocal editing instruments song played programmed redone produced song song later mixed interview revealed loved able collaborate redone stated great chemistry time like going perfect song love message song bad happens life gon live gon okay gon dance written vocals produced recorded ryan handled audio engineering song assistance song features additional vocals american rapper produced later mixed song alongside los_angeles california commented stating forward sound recording vocals song recorded rap verse song involved production song extremely happy song rap appeared vocals song took choosing wanted feature song rappers mind big sean revealed couple people said yes like perfect explained style song fit half dance half kind hard critical response dance hits received generally positive reviews contemporary music critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews indicates generally favorable reviews slant magazine wrote immediately striking thing compilation hits years fact handful singles missing standard edition album number single example stated output trend dance hits plays chronicle music career pop music turn century genres spanning latin pop dance according album serves historical record rappers dozen years rule concluded stating compilation proves queen counted bbc_music wrote surprising hadn hits collection given singles artist questioned song choices writing person decision include needs long hard look mirror hard argue offer slipping different song concluded stating good songs reasons songs good better digital spy questioned decisions songs appeared album wrote fact fit classics disc seen testament enduring career allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine pointed moderately charted songs play gon glad hold present compilation writing older hits didn fit newer songs nonetheless said album familiar tunes serves purpose sputnikmusic dance hits category greatest hits album facial moderate raw disappointment discovery thin forced artist discography wrote having artist featured thirteen tracks gives impression product having simply criticized decision include murder remixes ain funny real original studio versions stating like held hands admitted initial cuts published simply weren scratch tan concluded greatest hits album track listing simply place indication record executives looked logical start easy access ramp seven album canon commercial performance dance hits enjoyed moderate commercial success united_states peaking number billboard week debut sales copies album performed better component chart managed reach number dance hits performed significantly lower billboard seventh studio album love peaked number previous compilation album remixes peaked number month album sold copies united_states december dance hits second lowest performing album country reel achieved lower chart position peaking number albums_chart dance hits debuted number sales copies week release matching peak remixes country overseas dance hits performed music markets reaching fourteen national charts positions highest position came canadian albums chart album achieved number album reached peak italian albums chart countries album managed score high peak spain number taiwan number czech_republic number switzerland number seven australian albums_chart album moderate commercial performance reaching number previous compilation album remixes achieved higher position number latin_america album appeared mexican album chart reaching peak number track listing notes signifies vocal producer signifies executive producer signifies credits personnel credits dance hits adapted allmusic charts release history
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