Shake It (Metro Station song)

"Shake It"
Single by Metro Station
from the album Metro Station
B-side	"Comin' Around"
Released	March 7, 2008 (See release history)
Format	CD digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Dance-rock, new wave, synthpop
Length	3:00
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Trace Cyrus Mason Musso Blake Healy Anthony Improgo
Producer(s)	S*A*M and Sluggo
Metro Station singles chronology
"Control" (2008) "Shake It" (2008) "Seventeen Forever" (2008)
Metro Station track listing "Kelsey" (3) "Shake It" (4) "Wish We Were Older" (5)

"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 impacted radio on April 1, 2008.^[1]

It is the band's first charting single, peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, "Shake It" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Japan, Austria, Germany and New Zealand. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2008 and later Platinum that year,^[2] until finally reaching 2x Platinum status at the end of January 2009.^[3] Metro Station appeared on TRL after the success of the song, serving milkshakes to the members of the crowd outside who could 'shake it' the best.

Composition

"Shake It" is a song written in the key of B major with a Mixolydian mode.^[4]

Music video

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 a theatre. Once inside the theater, 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 police entering the theatre and forcing everyone out.

Track listing

UK CD single

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

U.S. Digital Remix single

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008–09) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 2 Austrian Singles Chart[5][6] 9 Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 17 Canadian Hot 100[7] 4 Dutch Singles Chart[5] 22 German Singles Chart[8] 9 Irish Singles Chart[9] 4 Mexican Single Airplay 51 Japan Hot 100 8 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 9 Slovak Singles Chart[10] 15 Swedish Singles Chart[5] 55 Swiss Singles Chart[11] 33 UK Singles Chart[12] 6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 10 U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[13] 4 U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs 13

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[14] 11 Canadian Hot 100[15] 19 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 32 Chart (2009) Position Hungarian Singles Chart[17] 47 German Singles Chart[18] 41 UK Singles Chart[19] 55 Decade-end charts Chart (2000-2009) Position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[20] 38

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United Kingdom (digital download)	September 17, 2007	Sony BMG
Ireland (digital download)	September 18, 2007	Sony
Worldwide (physical)	March 7, 2008	Sony BMG
United Kingdom (physical)	March 23, 2008	Sony BMG
Canada (digital download)	April 22, 2008	Sony BMG
New Zealand (digital download)	June 30, 2008	Sony BMG
North America (physical)	August 5, 2008	Sony BMG
Australia (digital download)	August 9, 2008	Sony BMG

Use in media

• 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.^[21]
• The song can be heard on a recent viral video of a young man's elaborately choreographed proposal to his girlfriend.^[22]
• 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.^[23]
• 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.
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• 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.^{[24] [25]}

References

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3. "RIAA News Room - Sasha's Fierce in '09 - Feb 13, 2009". Riaa.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
4. Metro Station "Shake It" Sheet Music musicnotes.com
5. "Metro Station - Shake It - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
6. http://www.austriatop40.at/singles.php
7. "Canadian Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
8. musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Chartverfolgung - Metro Station - Shake It/Premium". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
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10. ds. "Sns Ifpi". Ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
11. Steffen Hung. "Swiss Charts - Singles Top 75 03.10.2010". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
12. "Archive Chart". 2009-04-11.
13. "Artist Chart History - Metro Station". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
14. "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
15. "Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2008". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
16. "Billboard Hot 100 Year-End 2008". Retrieved 2012-03-29.
17. "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz.
18. ":: MTV | Single Jahrescharts 2009 | charts". Mtv.de. 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
19. "Charts Plus Year end 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
20. "ARIA's End Of Decade Charts" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
21. "Watch Videos | Metro Station and Axone Productions - Shake It Forever !!!". Metro Station Tickets. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
22. “” (2010-02-14). "Proposal in Park". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
23. “” (2010-10-27). "When Cougars Attack". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
24. http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/02/private-practice-review-heaven-can-wait/
25. http://www.tunefind.com/show/private-practice/season-4/7091

External links

• Music video for "Shake It" on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics