"Dance Again" Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull

Though it became one of the biggest hits of the year—and one of her most successful singles ever—last spring's "On the Floor" wasn't quite the career revival that Jennifer Lopez was probably hoping for. So she's back with another attempt this year: the appropriately-titled "Dance Again," which debuted online over the weekend. The song makes every effort to recapture the magic of "Floor"—and by that I mean it rehashes every generic trick that turned the latter into such a club smash. Production from RedOne? Check. Guest verses from Pitbull? Double check. Sampling an earlier dance classic? You betcha! (This time, the middle eight lifts straight from '90s Robin S. fave "Show Me Love.") Even the clapping synth beat sounds like "Floor"'s slightly more ethereal, less vaguely Latin cousin. "Dance" possesses exactly one genuinely thrilling moment of its own: the divinely escapist chorus (lyrics: "I wanna dance/and love/and dance/again"). Don't be surprised if J. Lo manages to ride it all the way to summer radio domination once again. B-