[her] thoughts." She turned to meditation and songwriting as ways to improve her mental health. Trainor wrote "Make You Dance" during the beginning of the quarantine. Shortly after the song's release, she revealed that it was inspired by her "insane addiction" to Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok as she "love[s] the songs that trend on there" and gets her new music from shazaming songs on the platform, in an interview with Brooke Reese via FaceTime on Apple Music. "Make You Dance" has funky disco vibes and a bass drop. The song begins with a sparse harmony, followed by bass thumps during which Trainor sings the lyrics "I dropped this shit to make you, make you, dance." With lyrics inspired by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Trainor admits the negative habits she has picked up since the resultant lockdowns began, including drinking at 1 and staying awake all night to watch videos on her phone. She also confesses to feeling lazy: "Lately I've been lazy, I've been drowning in my head." Idolator's Mike Wass described it as "fucks-free dance-pop with a massive chorus", and "a feel-good, quarantine banger of the highest caliber." Critical reception From contemporary reviews, Radio.com's Maia Kedem wrote that "Make You Dance" has a "killer chorus", and "like all of Trainor's hits, [is] a bop and then some" that made Kedem dance and also the listeners. Megan Stone of ABC News Radio described the song as "ultra-relatable and spirited", noting that it would "serve as a resounding anthem for those feeling worn down" by the pandemic. Wass called it an "irresistible banger" that "lives up to its title", complimented the "razor-sharp" beats and "killer" chorus", and concluded that "all in all, it's another top-shelf bop from an album brimming with dance-pop delights." E! Onlines Billy Nilles stated that with "Make You Dance", "Trainor has one thing on her mind. And that's making sure we're all grooving as the world continues to spin ever more out of control." Music video Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the music video for "Make You Dance" was shot at Trainor's residence while practicing social distancing. It was directed by Reggie, produced by Joy Hubbard, and choreographed by Charm La'Donna. Nicole Parks was the creative director, Neema Sadeghi was the director of photography, Jake Coury was the 1st AC, Sven Van Ostrand was the key grip/gaffer, Tessa Robeson was the production designer, Ozzy Vidiro