Shake It Off (Taylor Swift song)

Shake it off
Taylor Swift
publication	August 18, 2014
length	3:39
Genre (s)	pop
text	Taylor Swift
music	Taylor Swift, Max Martin , Shellback
Publisher (s)	Universal Music Group
Label	Big machine
album	1989

Shake It Off ( English for shake it off ) is a song by the American pop singer Taylor Swift , which was released in 2014 as the first single from the album in 1989 . It was released as a music download on August 18, 2014 and as a CD single in Germany on October 10, 2014 by the Universal Music Group .

Shake It Off was written by Swift, Max Martin, and Shellback . The accompanying music video was released the same day and has been viewed over two billion times on YouTube since then.

Swift presented Shake It Off live for the first time at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014 on August 24, 2014. She also performed the song live at the German Radio Prize 2014 on September 4, 2014 and at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 19, 2014.

Shake It Off received mostly positive reviews. The video, however, evoked a divided echo. Swift was accused of racism against African Americans because of the perceived stereotypical portrayal of twerking . However, this criticism was also contradicted.

Shake It Off debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 6, 2014 and became Swift's second number-one single in the United States . The song won the Favorite Song category at the 2015 People's Choice Awards and received nominations for Record of the Year , Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2015 Grammy Awards .

Shake It Off was the title track of ProSieben - TV show The Big Surprise - Your most nightmare .

CD single track list

• German single CD

1. "Shake It Off" - 3:39
2. "Shake It Off" (Video) - 4:02

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	5 (38 weeks)	38
Austria (Ö3)	6th (31 weeks)	31
Switzerland (IFPI)	7th (35 weeks)	35
United Kingdom (OCC)	2 (55 weeks)	55
United States (Billboard)	1 (50 weeks)	50

Awards for music sales

Shake It Off has been awarded four gold , 25 platinum and one diamond records worldwide for over 8.8 million units sold.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	750,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	480,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	1,800,000
All in all	4 × gold 25 × platinum 1 × diamond	8,800,000

Main article: Taylor Swift / Music Sales Awards

Cover versions and parodies

Ryan Adams recorded the song for his cover album, released in 2015, in 1989 .

The cover version of the song by The Hillywood Show (Hannah and Hilly Hindi) in 2015 attracted attention, which, in addition to a parody of the Swift music video, also pays homage to the popular television series Supernatural . The song was recorded by the band Twenty One Two and the text was slightly changed to fit the series. By May 2018, this music video had more than 16 million views on YouTube alone, including many leading actors from Supernatural, such as Jensen Ackles , Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins .

The video posted by the Dover Police Department in which police officer Jeff Davis sings to the song at the wheel of his police car also received a lot of media attention . The video has been viewed more than 42 million times on YouTube. The song was also used in the series The Middle .

The song was also parodied in 2016 by the Austrian punk rock band Turbobier as Sauf i aus .

Web links

• Music video for "Shake It Off" on YouTube
• Official Website of Taylor Swift (English)
• Shake It Off lyrics

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Taylor Swift video Shake it off . youtube.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
2. ^ Taylor Swift to Perform at MTV VMAs . hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
3. ↑ Taylor Swift: "I love German radio" . deutscher-radiopreis.de. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
4. ^ Taylor Swift kicks off the iHeartRadio Music Festival . dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
5. ↑ Shake It Off: Taylor Swift under review . muzu.tv. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
6. ↑ Taylor Swift: Is your video for "Shake It Off" racist? . rollingstone.de. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
7. ↑ Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Debuts At No. 1 On Hot 100 . billboard.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
8. ^ Grammy nominations: Beyoncé, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea and more . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
9. ↑ Sam Smith, Pharrell, Taylor Swift Lead 2015 People's Choice Nominations . cbslocal.com/. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
10. ↑ Taylor Swift, Shake It Off, chart position Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed January 19, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Taylor Swift - Shake It Off Chart Positions Austria. Hung Medien, accessed January 19, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Taylor Swift - Shake It Off Chart Positions Switzerland. Hung Medien, accessed January 19, 2015 . 
13. ^ Taylor Swift Chart History Officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015 . 
14. ^ Taylor Swift Chart History. Billboard , accessed January 19, 2015 . 
15. ↑ Ed Christman: How 'Shake It Off' Ruled the Publishing Industry's Fourth Quarter in 2014. Billboard , February 20, 2015, accessed February 27, 2015 . 
16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCZy8cAgBlM Supernatural Parody by The Hillywood Show, accessed October 18, 2016
17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXmq2LJYzM Hillywood Supernatural Parody Side by Side Comparison, accessed October 18, 2016
18. ↑ Police officer as YouTube star: "Shake It Off" in the patrol car inspires millions , on spiegel.de, from January 20, 2015. Accessed March 6, 2018.
19. ↑ Dover Police dashcam Confessional (Shake it off) , on youtube.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
20. ↑ Season 6, Episode 6 of The Middle