Shake That
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| Single by Eminem | ||
| from the album Curtain Call: The Hits | ||
| Released | 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 4 min 33 s | |
| Label | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Eminem | |
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| Eminem singles chronology | ||
| "When I'm Gone" (2005) |
"Shake That" (2005) |
"Smack That" (2006) "You Don't Know" (2006) |
Shake That is a song from Eminem's 2005 Curtain Call: The Hits greatest hits album. It is one of three new songs released on the album, and was the album's second and last single release, following "When I'm Gone." ("Fack", the third new song, was not released as a single)
The song features Nate Dogg in a prominent vocal role, marking his fourth Eminem collaboration, following "Bitch Please II" from The Marshall Mathers LP, "Till I Collapse" from The Eminem Show, and "Never Enough" from Encore. Both also appeared on Xzibit's "My Name", from the album Man vs. Machine, and Lloyd Banks' "Warrior Part 2" on the album The Hunger For More, bringing their total number of collaborations to six. "Shake That" is the first of these songs to include Nate Dogg during verse, whereas his contributions in the other works are limited to the refrain and the outro.
Contrary to many of the second singles from each of Eminem's albums (such as "The Way I Am", "Cleanin' Out My Closet", and "Like Toy Soldiers") which are usually much darker and more stern than their predecessors, "Shake That" is a departure from the serious tone of "When I'm Gone," representing a far more playful atmosphere. It focuses on Eminem and Nate Dogg rapping about seducing women into sex in cars, and strip clubs. The music video is animated, and follows this context from the song.
The single was a big hit when it was released in the US, peaking at #6. In the UK, "Shake That" was released as a download only single in April 2006 and managed to peak at #28 on the download chart. Due to the fact there was no physical single release in the UK, the song could not chart in the overall official UK singles chart as chart regulations state that there must be a physical single release available for a song to chart.
One of Nate Dogg's lines, "And I get more ass than a toilet seat", references the song "Putnam County" by Tom Waits, which appears on his 1975 release Nighthawks at the Diner.
"Shake That" was recently nominated for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
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| Eminem |
| Discography |
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| Infinite | The Slim Shady EP | The Slim Shady LP | The Marshall Mathers LP | The Eminem Show | Straight from the Lab EP | Encore | Curtain Call: The Hits |
| Singles |
| "My Name Is" | "Guilty Conscience" | "The Real Slim Shady" | "The Way I Am" | "Stan" | "Without Me" | "Cleanin' Out My Closet" | "Lose Yourself" | "Sing For The Moment"| "Superman" | "Business" | "Just Lose It" | "Encore" | "Like Toy Soldiers" | "Mockingbird" | "Ass Like That" | "When I'm Gone" | "Shake That" | "You Don't Know" |
| Other songs and collaborations |
| "Forgot About Dre" | "Just Don't Give a Fuck" | "Dead Wrong" | "My Fault" | "Role Model" | "Mosh" | "Smack That" |
