Cupid Shuffle
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| Single by Cupid | ||||
| from the album Time for a Change | ||||
| Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Dance, hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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"Cupid Shuffle" is a song by Cupid from his 2007 studio album Time for a Change. It has spawned a popular line dance and has drawn a lot of comparison to DJ Casper's "Cha Cha Slide." The song and dance are featured in a scene at the end of the film "Jumping the Broom". It's also more commonly referred to as the "Cuban Shuffle". Cupid himself has been known to call it the Cuban Shuffle, and would like people to call it the Cuban Shuffle from here on out.[1]
In the United States, the song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, both in the August 18, 2007 issue.
The song was first featured on Acclaim's DANCE! Online. A rap remix version featuring Unk and Fabo was released to rhythm radio in August,[2] and a Hurley remix was released to underground club in October,[3] with a Solitair remix released to rhythm club,[4] as well.
In Week 5 of the 2008 NFL season, three Miami Dolphins, including running back Ronnie Brown, used the "Cupid Shuffle" dance as a celebratory dance after scoring a touchdown against the San Diego Chargers. The three were later fined as the celebration was deemed premeditated.[5] Many DJ's still use the Cupid Shuffle song today. It is entirely different from Sam Cooke's song of the same name, only sharing the word "cupid" in the title, and there are no samples used from Sam Cooke's song, either.
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 66 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 19 |
| US Pop 100 (Billboard)[8] | 86 |
[edit] Remixes
Two official remixes, the main remix, the Rap Remix, features rappers DJ Unk and Fabo of D4L. The 2nd remix, the Latin Remix, features rappers Pitbull and Baby Bash. In August 2009, two EPs of club mixes for the song were released on iTunes.
[edit] References
- ^ Cupid (2011). My Life. Apple.
- ^ http://www.promoonly.com/view_issue.php?IssueID=2754
- ^ http://www.promoonly.com/view_issue.php?IssueID=2908
- ^ http://www.promoonly.com/view_issue.php?IssueID=2877
- ^ Graham, Tim (October 8, 2008). "No love here: Three Dolphins each fined $10k for end zone celebration". ESPN. Associated Press. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3635993. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Cupid Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Cupid. Prometheus Global Media. August 18, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Cupid Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Cupid. Prometheus Global Media. September 15, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Cupid > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/artist/cupid-p848657/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Cupid's official website
- Cupid's MySpace page
- Cupid Shuffle is a selected dance at the CWDC 2010 European Line Dance Championships
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