Shake That
| Shake That | |
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 feat. Nate Dogg
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| publication | January 17, 2006 |
| length | 4:34 |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
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M. Mathers , L. Resto , S. King, N. Hale |
| music | Eminem |
| album | Curtain Call: The Hits |
Shake That (English for: " Shake it ") is a song by the American rapper Eminem , on which he worked with the rapper Nate Dogg . It is the sixth and final collaboration between the two artists. The song is the second single from his best-of album Curtain Call: The Hits and was released on January 17, 2006 exclusively in the USA in physical form. A remix of the track with rappers Obie Trice and Bobby Creekwater can be found on the sampler Eminem Presents: The Re-Up .
content
Shake That is a club song that focuses on women and particularly targets their bottoms. Eminem and Nate Dogg rap from the point of view of two drunk men who go to a strip club to pick up women.
In the intro, Eminem points to a dancing woman and says he is losing control of the way she moves on the bar. Then the verse begins and he raps from the point of view of the man in the strip club who gets drunk until he feels sick and spends a lot of money to get a lap dance . Now Nate Dogg raps and glorifies his weed consumption. He gives tips on how to turn women on on the dance floor and advises to look carefully at who you are dancing to, as the flickering disco light conceals a lot. Nate calls for the music to be loud and for a party - he wants to tow an attractive woman who is up for anything. The chorus sung by Nate Dogg is very catchy and is about women swinging their butts around the club and dancing. In the second verse, Eminem asks a woman to give him a blowjob . He also raps that he wants to make women compliant with champagne and ecstasy . Nate Dogg digs up a woman and says he wants to have sex with a slut in his lobster tonight . Eminem told him that she was the right one for it. Finally, Eminem says he won't leave the club without a wife.
| Song part | Artist |
| Intro | Eminem and Nate Dogg |
| 1st verse | Eminem and Nate Dogg |
| refrain | Nate Dogg |
| 2nd stanza | Eminem and Nate Dogg |
| bridge | Nate Dogg |
| Outro | Eminem |
production
Eminem produced the beat of the song himself, using no samples from other songs. The track was recorded in the 54Sound studio in Detroit .
Music video
The video for Shake That is fully animated and produced by Plates Animation.
Eminem and Nate Dogg pull up to a club in a red car and then enter it. In the club you can see women dancing on poles, their buttocks are especially in the field of view of the camera. Nate Dogg comes into contact with two women and soon has fun with one outside in the car, while Eminem is partying with the other women in the dance bar and gets drunk. After Nate Dogg returns to the club, they both vie for the same woman. At the end of the video he has to drag Eminem out of the club because he is too drunk.
single
Cover design
The single cover is kept very simple and only shows the letters Eminem , Shake That and Feat. Nate Dogg in white on a black or orange background.
Chart successes
The single rose to number 6 in the US charts and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 21 weeks.
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Awards
In 2018, Shake That was awarded a triple platinum record for more than three million sales in the United States . The song also received a gold record in the UK in 2019 for over 400,000 units sold .
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Denmark (IFPI)
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 platinum
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30,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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 gold
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10,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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3 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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400,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 4 × platinum |
3,440,000 |
Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards
At the 2007 Grammy Awards , Shake That was nominated for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration , but was defeated by Justin Timberlake and TI's song My Love
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations (English)
- Lyrics (German)
- Music video on YouTube.com
swell
- ↑ Lyrics in the booklet
- ↑ Single cover
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Annual charts 2006: DE AT CH UK (PDF; 317 kB) US
- ↑ US: 3 × platinum
| Studio albums |
Infinite • The Slim Shady LP • The Marshall Mathers LP • The Eminem Show • Encore • Relapse • Recovery • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 • Revival • Kamikaze • Music to Be Murdered By |
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| Extended plays |
Slim Shady EP • Hell: The Sequel |
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| Compilation albums |
The Singles • Curtain Call: The Hits |
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| Video albums |
The Up in Smoke Tour • E • All Access Europe • Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour • Live from New York City |
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| Singles |
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| Featurings |
Dead Wrong • Forgot About Dre • The Watcher • Rock City • Hellbound • One Day at a Time (Em's Version) • Welcome 2 Detroit • Smack That • Drop the World • Roman's Revenge • That's All She Wrote • I Need a Doctor • Writer's Block • Throw That • My Life • C'mon Let Me Ride • Calm Down • Twerk Dat Pop That! • Best Friend • Speedom (WWC2) • The Hills Remix • Caterpillar • Homicide • Bang |
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| Splits |
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