Pon de Floor

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"Pon de Floor" is a 2009 dancehall-influenced electronic track by Major Lazer known for its frenetic beat and distinctive chopped vocal hook.

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Pon de Floor canonical 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Guns Don’t Kill People... Lazers Do ⓘ
artist Major Lazer ⓘ
chronologyInArtistSingles early Major Lazer single ⓘ
compositionType instrumental-driven track ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
describedAs dancefloor anthem ⓘ
high-energy track ⓘ
featuredIn DJ sets in clubs and festivals ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
digital download ⓘ
genre dancehall ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ
moombahton precursor ⓘ
hasHookType repetitive vocal chop ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature chopped vocal hook ⓘ
frenetic beat ⓘ
heavy percussion ⓘ
syncopated rhythm ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Pon de Floor music video ⓘ
hasRhythmicOrigin Jamaican dancehall ⓘ
hasSubgenreElement Baltimore club influences ⓘ
electro house ⓘ
includedInAlbum Guns Don’t Kill People... Lazers Do ⓘ
influencedWork Run the World (Girls) ⓘ
isKeyTrackOn Guns Don’t Kill People... Lazers Do ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 3 minutes ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Eric Wareheim ⓘ
notableFor club popularity ⓘ
distinctive chopped vocal hook ⓘ
influence on EDM and pop ⓘ
partOf Major Lazer discography ⓘ
performer Major Lazer ⓘ
producer Diplo ⓘ
Switch ⓘ
recordLabel Downtown Records ⓘ
Mad Decent ⓘ
releaseDate 2009-06-16 ⓘ
sampledByArtist Beyoncé ⓘ
sampledIn Run the World (Girls) ⓘ
tempo fast ⓘ
usesVocalStyle dancehall toasting ⓘ
vocalist Vybz Kartel ⓘ
yearOfRelease 2009 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Major Lazer → notableSingle → Pon de Floor ⓘ
Run the World (Girls) → sampledWork → Pon de Floor ⓘ
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do → hasPart → Pon de Floor ⓘ
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do → notableSingle → Pon de Floor ⓘ