Shave It

"Shave It"
Single by Zedd
from the album Clarity
Released October 4, 2011
Format Digital download
Genre Electro house
Length 4:51
Label OWSLA
Writer(s) Anton Zaslavski
Producer(s) Zedd
Zedd singles chronology
"Shave It"
(2011)		 "Spectrum"
(2012)

"Shave It" is a song by German/Russian electronic dance music producer Zedd. The song was produced and written by Zedd, and released on October 4, 2011 via Skrillex's record label OWSLA. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart on March 3, 2012.[1] An extended play of the track – featuring remixes by Kaskade, Tommy Trash, and 501 – was released on November 8, 2011, titled Shave It - The Aftershave.[2]

The alternate version of the song, "Shave It Up", is included on Zedd's debut studio album, Clarity. The extended version was released exclusively on Beatport on 22 October 2012.[3] Another song that incorporates the use of "Shave It" is Zedd's song "Hourglass" (featuring LIZ), the track before "Shave It Up" in Clarity. After the 4 minutes of the main part of the song, it becomes a 1:15-prelude to "Shave It Up".[4]

Music video

A music video directed by Sean Stiegemeier and produced by Mike Longenbach was released on November 1, 2011. As of January 2015, the video has received over 200,000 views on YouTube.[5]

Track listing

Shave It - The Aftershave
EP by Zedd
Released November 8, 2011
Genre Electro house
Length 17:53
Label OWSLA
Producer Zedd
Zedd chronology

Shave It - The Aftershave
(2011)		 Clarity
(2012)
Digital download[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Shave It"   3:31
2. "Shave It" (Kaskade Remix) 5:33
3. "Shave It" (Tommy Trash Remix) 4:40
4. "Shave It" (501 Remix) 4:09
Total length:
 17:53
Extended Mix (Beatport-exclusive)[3]
No. Title Length
1. "Shave It Up" (Extended Mix) 4:48
Total length:
 4:48

Personnel

Charts

"Shave It" debuted at number 39 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart for the week of January 21, 2012[6] and climbed until position four.[1]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[1] 4

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dance/Club Play Songs chart for the week of March 3, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Shave It - The Aftershave (Remixes) – EP by Zedd". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shave It Up (Extended Mix)". Beatport. Interscope Records. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Zedd feat. LIZ's Hourglass sample of Zedd's Shave It". WhoSampled. jbcedeno95.
  5. ↑ "Zedd - Shave It (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Dance/Club Play Songs chart for the week of January 21, 2012 (biggest jump)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

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