Released September 21, 2010 Genre Pop, R&B Label Hollywood | Recorded 2010 Length 3:10 | |
Format Digital download, airplay | ||
"Shake" was the original lead single from Jesse McCartney's fourth studio album, Have It All. Have It All was, however, postponed to a point that it was eventually cancelled completely. "Shake" is written by McCartney, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, 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.
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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."
Promotion
He performed this single on October 19, on Live! with Regis and Kelly and it was included in game for iPhone and iPod Touch, Tap Tap Revenge 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." The music video was premiered on E! News and E! Online on November 16, 2010.
Formats and track listings
US iTunes Download
- "Shake" (Album Version)
- "Shake" (Video)
Charts performance
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of October 9, 2010, at number 90. On October 30, 2010, the song re-entered at number 78, and eventually peaked at number 54 on the chart.