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This article is about the Metro Station song. For other uses, see Shake It (disambiguation).

"Shake It"
Single by Metro Station
from the album Metro Station
B-side"Comin' Around"
ReleasedApril 1, 2008
Genre
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
ProducerS*A*M and Sluggo
Metro Station singles chronology
"Control"
(2008) 		"Shake It"
(2008) 		"Seventeen Forever"
(2008)
Music video
"Shake It" on YouTube

"Shake It" is a song by American pop rock band Metro Station, released on April 1, 2008, as the third single from their 2007 self-titled debut studio album.[4] It was also released as their debut single in the UK on March 23, 2009.

"Shake It" was the band's first charting single, peaking at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 13, 2008, and later platinum that year,[5] until finally reaching 2× platinum status at the end of January 2009.[6] The song has sold over 1.2 million copies in the US and over 4 million copies worldwide.[7][8]

Composition

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"Shake It" was written by Mason Musso, Trace Cyrus, Anthony Improgo and Blake Healy, while production was handled by S*A*M and Sluggo.[9] The song was written in the key of E major with a BPM count of 150,[10] but Metro Station plays the song in D major for live performances.[11] Lyrically, the song has sexual innuendos and is about sex.[12]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.comStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[13]
AltSounds(60%)[14]

"Shake It" was generally well received by music critics. Nick Levine of Digital Spy stated, "everything about this track - the fairly standard verses, the weedy vocals, the rather tedious lyrics - is passable at best. Except, crucially, for the chorus, which is big, chanty and as easy to resist as a Krispy Kreme donut being dangled down on a rope in front of your PC."[15] Bill Lamb of About.com noted how the track "has a distinctly 80's pop vibe with a bass and keyboard foundation strongly reminiscent of the Cars. The sound of the vocals here drips the possibility of salacious intent, courtesy of Trace Cyrus, but ultimately the lyrics themselves are filled with rather silly schoolboy come-ons. Despite a certain immaturity in the words, the sound itself is likely to lure you out on to the dancefloor."[13]

Seventeen Magazine called the track, "the perfect summer fun tune."[16] AltSounds stated that the track, "gets in your head ridiculously easily."[14] The song has garnered over 110 million streams on Spotify.[17]

Music video

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The music video for the song "Shake It" was inspired by fans who created their own versions of the video,[18] 63 of which the band posted as a playlist on the band's YouTube account. The official music video was released on June 5, 2008,[18] and was directed by Josh Forbes.[19] The band has commented that the final product was based on the cult film The Warriors, with rival dance crews in place of gangs. MTV calls the video, "the musical equivalent of Snakes on a Plane."[18]

The video features the four band members as they enter the Los Angeles Theatre. Once inside the theatre, the band performs the song while various dancers compete against each other around the band members. Cameos are made by online celebrity Jeffree Star and vocalist/guitarist Trace Cyrus' ex-girlfriend Hanna Beth as audience members watching the dancers perform.[20] The video ends with the band and everyone else being forced to exit the theatre by the police.[18]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations for "Shake It"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2008 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Song of the Year Won [21]
2009 Los Premios MTV Best Ringtone of the Year Nominated [22]

Accolades

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Accolades for "Shake It"
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Ref.
ALTop 20 United States Top 20 Songs of 2008 2008 2 [23]

Track listings

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Digital single[24]

  1. "Shake It" - 2:59

CD single[25]

  1. "Shake It" - 3:03
  2. "Comin' Around" - 2:40

UK CD single[26]

  1. "Shake It" (Radio Mix) - 3:04
  2. "Shake It (Lenny B Remix - Extended Version)" - 7:15
  3. "Comin' Around" - 2:40

Digital Remix single[27]

  1. "Shake It" [The Lindbergh Palace Remix] - 6:25
  2. "Shake It" [Lenny B Remix] - 3:22

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[78] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[79] 3× Platinum 120,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[80]
Ringtone 		Platinum 40,000*
Germany (BVMI)[81] Gold 150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[82] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[83] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[84] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[85]
Mastertone 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Version Date Format Label Ref.
United States Original April 1, 2008 Contemporary hit radio Columbia [4]
Various Remixes August 12, 2008 Digital download [27]
United Kingdom Original August 9, 2008 [86]
Australia January 9, 2009 Sony [87]
New Zealand [88]
United Kingdom March 23, 2009 CD Columbia [89]

Use in media

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  • In the soundtrack of The House Bunny and on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
  • On the evening of April 7, 2008, Disney Channel had a bump that said: Shake It [Metro Station].
  • It appeared on the season eight premiere of American Idol.
  • It is also featured as a downloadable song for the Xbox 360 karaoke game, Lips.
  • It was covered by a Portuguese boy band to be used in Sweet Strawberries (original title: Morangos Com Açúcar) season 7 soundtrack.
  • The song was featured in 90210 when Annie and Ty were on a date in San Francisco.[90]
  • The song was featured in the episode "All About Appearances" from the series Privileged.[91]
  • The song was played during the opening of the episode "When Cougars Attack" of the show The Whole Truth, which first aired on October 27, 2010.[92]
  • The song was featured on a television commercial for Schwarzkopf's Live Colour XXL Shake It Up Foam in the United Kingdom. The commercial first aired on British commercial television networks in December 2011.
  • The song accompanied the Fastrack commercials for watches in India. The commercial first aired on Indian commercial television networks in October 2013.
  • The song is frequently used by social media star Lenarr Young as the music for one of his characters named Zac.
  • The song can be heard in the Grey's Anatomy spin-off show Private Practice in season 4, episode 12 as the first song Bizzy and Susan dance to after getting married.[93][94]

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