| "Dust My Shoulders Off" | ||||
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| SinglebyJane Zhang featuring Timbaland | ||||
| from the album Past Progressive | ||||
| Released | October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Montage | |||
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| "Dust My Shoulders Off"onYouTube | ||||
"Dust My Shoulders Off" is a song by Chinese singer and songwriter Jane Zhang. It features American rapper and producer Timbaland, and was released on October 14, 2016, through Montage Records.[1] It was included on Zhang's first English-language studio album, Past Progressive (2019).
Jennifer Dill of E! Online said "The song tells the story of someone who may be having a rough day but who quickly decides to 'dust her shoulders off' in swaggy fashion. It features a catchy beat and a heartening don't-sweat-the-small-stuff vibe."[2] PopCrush's Bradley Stern stated "The fresh and breezy, feel-good ode to sh-sh-shaking off the blues, gliding across folk-y harmonies recalling Oh Land and Timba and Jim Beanz’s knocking hip-hop beats, really doesn’t sound like anything on radio right now. 'The world keeps spinning, life goes on and on / I won’t cry for long' she confidently croons across the quirky and carefree production, shrugging off all of life’s little inconveniences. It's no secret that breaking into the American market in a big way is still an all-but-impossible feat for any Asian act — from any country. (Sad, but true.) We're inching there at a snail's pace with acts like Utada and CL, and BTS just notched the highest Korean-language debut on the Billboard 200 yet this week, but to see Jane riding high on the Top 10 out of nowhere is an absolute unexpected delight: it's not only a massive victory for C-Pop, but for the Asian music market as a whole. Here's hoping this is only the start of Jane's US success story."[3]
On October 21, 2016, a 34-second teaser of the video was revealed.[4] The music video, directed by Outerspace Leo, was released on October 28, 2016.[5]
Eleven famous paintings are recreated and reenacted for this music video:[5]
In November 2017, Jane Zhang performed "Dust My Shoulders Off" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, along with "Work for It" and "808".[6]
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Hello Asia! C-Pop Awards | Best Single | Nominated | [8] |
| 2017 | Red Dot Design Award | Best of the Best | Won | [9] |
| 2017 | Golden Melody Awards | Best Music Video | Nominated | |
| 2017 | ADC Annual Awards | Motion / Music Video: Bronze Cube | Won | [10] |
| 2017 | London International Awards | Music Video / Animation：Bronze | Won | [11] |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| USDigital Songs (Billboard)[12] | 31 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | October 14, 2016 | Digital download | Montage | [1] |
