Shake (Jesse McCartney song)

"Shake"
Single by Jesse McCartney
from the album Have It All
Released September 21, 2010
Format Digital download, Airplay
Genre Pop, Dance Pop, R&B
Length 3:10
Label Hollywood Records
Writer(s) Jesse McCartney, Jacob Kasher, Joshua Coleman
Producer Ammo
Jesse McCartney singles chronology
"Body Language"
(2009)		 "Shake"
(2010)
Music video
"Shake" on YouTube

"Shake" is the lead single from singer/songwriter and actor Jesse McCartney's fourth studio album, Have It All. "Shake" is written by McCartney, Jacob Kasher, and written and produced by Joshua Coleman. It was sent to both U.S. mainstream radios and released in digital download format on September 21, 2010.

Contents

Writing and inspiration

"Shake" is written by Jesse McCartney and Jacob Kasher and produced by Joshua Coleman. In an interview with MTV, McCartney described,"I'm really excited about 'Shake.' We decided that would be the first single to represent Have It All and ... I felt like that song was kind of the closest to [2008's] Departure and it was a way to sort of reacquaint the fans with my music." and "It's a kind of ... urban, kitschy track with a lot of synths and pop melodies on top, and it makes for good ear candy."[1]

Promotion

He performed this single on October 19, on Live! with Regis and Kelly[2] and it was included in game for iPhone and iPod Touch, Tap Tap Revenge 3.[3]

Music Video

The music video for "Shake" was filmed on October 26, 2010. The video is directed by Toben Seymour and choreographed Flii Stylz. In an interview, McCartney told MTV, "It's gonna be cool. We wanted to create a video that wasn't necessarily a story, following the song. It didn't necessarily have to be on the nose. We wanted something that was visually stimulating, a lot of cool camera techniques that haven't been used, a lot of saturated colors and even a lot of sexy girls with beautiful features."[1] The music video was premiered on E! News and E! Online on November 16, 2010.[4]

Charts

"Shake" debuted at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100. It then fell off, but has recently re-entered at #78 and re-peaked at #54.

Chart (2010-11) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 54
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[5] 17

Release history

Region Date Format
United States September 21, 2010 Digital Download[6]
Mainstream radio[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Vena, Jocelyn (20 October 2010). "Jesse McCartney Says 'Shake' Is 'Good Ear Candy'". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650442/20101020/mccartney__jesse.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
  2. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (18 October 2010). "Jesse McCartney Will Let Fans 'Have It All' in January 2011". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/%23/news/jesse-mccartney-will-let-fans-have-it-all-1004121508.story#/news/jesse-mccartney-will-let-fans-have-it-all-1004121508.story. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
  3. ^ "New Music: Jesse McCartney – ‘Shake’". Rap-Up. 7 September 2010. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/07/new-music-jesse-mccartney-shake/. Retrieved 2010-11. 
  4. ^ EOL Staff (16 November 2010). "Music Video Premiere! "Shake" It With Jesse McCartney". E!. http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b211654_music_video_premiere_shake_it_with.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
  5. ^ a b "Shake - Jesse McCartney". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/song/jesse-mccartney/shake/22701711#/song/jesse-mccartney/shake/22701711. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
  6. ^ "Shake - Single Jesse McCartney". iTunes. September 21, 2010. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shake-single/id391618025. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
  7. ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: CHR/Top 40". Gfa.radioandrecords.com. September 21, 2010. http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=09/21/2010&Format=1. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
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