"Shake It" is a song by the American pop band Metro Station, released as the third single (and debut British single) from the group's 2007 self-titled debut studio album. The song debuted on the radio on April 1, 2008.[1]
It is the band's first charting single, peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, "Shake It" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2008 and later Platinum that year,[2] until finally reaching 2× Platinum status at the end of January 2009.[3]
Composition
"Shake It" was written in the key of E major,[4] but Metro Station played the song in D major for live performances.[5]
The music video for the song "Shake It" was inspired by fans who created their own versions of the video, 63 of which the band posted as a playlist on the band's YouTube account. The band has commented that the final product was based on the cult film The Warriors, with rival dance crews in place of gangs. 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. The video ends with the band and everyone else being forced to exit the theatre by the police.
Track listing
UK CD single
"Shake It" (Radio Mix) - 3:04
"Shake It (Lenny B Remix - Extended Version)" - 7:15
In the United Kingdom, the song is featured on a television commercial for Schwarzkopf's Live Colour XXL Shake It Up Foam. The ad premiered on British commercial television networks in December 2011.
In October 2013 this song accompanied the Fastrack Ads for watches in India.
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.[39][40]