▁by ▁Tim ▁Kre kel ▁Category : S ong ▁record ings ▁produced ▁by ▁Paul ▁Wor ley ▁Category : R CA ▁Records ▁singles <0x0A> </s> ▁Stars ▁Dance ▁is ▁the ▁debut ▁solo ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁singer ▁Sel ena ▁G ome z . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁by ▁Hollywood ▁Records . ▁G ome z ▁began ▁planning ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁she ▁announced ▁that ▁her ▁band ▁Sel ena ▁G ome z ▁& ▁the ▁Sc ene ▁would ▁be ▁taking ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus , ▁and ▁continued ▁work ▁into ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁She ▁has ▁c ited ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars , ▁Taylor ▁Swift ▁and ▁Sk r ille x ▁as ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁record , ▁which ▁sty list ically ▁features ▁ED M ▁and ▁elect rop op ▁music . ▁Element s ▁of ▁dub step , ▁te ch no , ▁disco , ▁electro ▁house ▁and ▁world be at ▁have ▁been ▁noted ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁G ome z ▁worked ▁with ▁produ cers ▁such ▁as ▁Rock ▁M af ia ▁and ▁The ▁Cat ar acs ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁release , ▁Stars ▁Dance ▁received ▁generally ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁While ▁some ▁compl iment ed ▁both ▁G ome z ' s ▁m aturing ▁image ▁and ▁the ▁album ' s ▁content ▁both ▁lyr ically ▁and ▁voc ally , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁electronic - he avy ▁and ▁somewhat ▁" generic