:Shake Your Pom Pom

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| name = Shake Your Pom Pom

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| type = single

| artist = Missy Elliott

| album = Step Up 2 the Streets

| released = March 4, 2008

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| length = 4:00

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| producer = Timbaland

| prev_title = Ching-a-Ling

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Need U Bad

| next_year = 2008

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"Shake Your Pom Pom" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written by Elliott along with frequent collaborator Cainon Lamb and Timbaland for what was supposed to be her seventh studio album Block Party, while production was helmed by the latter. The song contains interpolations from "The Show" (1985) by Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew and "Da Butt" (1988) by Experience Unlimited Due to the inclusion of the sample, several other writers are credited as songwriters.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of the song, Steven J. Horowitz from Vulture found that "Shake Your Pom Pom" encourages "booty-clapping as Timbaland sets off what sounds like drum sticks going wild in a boiler room."{{cite web |first=Steven J.|last=Horowitz|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/best-missy-elliott-songs-ranked.html|title=Every Missy Elliott Song, Ranked Missy has not just redefined pop music — she's consistently reinvented it|website=Vulture.com |date=September 4, 2019 |accessdate=March 12, 2023}}

Music video

A music video was produced that includes both "Shake Your Pom Pom" and "Ching-a-Ling", another Missy Elliott single. The video premiered on MTV's TRL and BET's 106 & Park on February 4, 2008. It was directed by Dave Meyers. It is the first ever 3D music video and guest-stars the Japanese hip hop dance group U-Min, known especially for their slow motion dancing and popping.[http://www.missy-elliott.com/index.php Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers Create History]. Accessed February 3, 2008.

The "Ching-a-Ling" portion of the music video is set primarily with a white backdrop featuring Elliott and various background dancers, including U-Min. Other shots are interspersed throughout the video which relate to the lyrics, such as Elliott swinging on a rope swing in an autumn setting, and playing a Dance Dance Revolution-style game which uses the letters of Ching-A-Ling instead of arrows.

The "Shake Your Pom Pom" portion of the music video is set in a house party, with Elliott and others dancing before ending with Elliott and others blowing noisemakers at the camera.

Live performances

"Shake Your Pom Pom" has only been performed live once and that was during the second season of America's Best Dance Crew during Week 7: Missy Elliott Challenge episode, in which the remaining four dance crews paid tribute to Elliott's videos by dancing to her songs while incorporating the innovative choreography as seen in her videos.

Credits and personnel

Craig Brockman – additional instruments
Doug Davis – writer (sample)
Missy Elliott – writer
Cainon Lamb – writer
Marcus Miller – writer (sample)

Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley – producer, writer
Tauian Osbourne – additional instruments
Mark Stevens – writer (sample)
Ricky Walters – writer (sample)

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Chart performance for "Shake Your Pom Pom" !scope="col"\| Chart (2008) !scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\|UK Singles (The Official Charts Company){{cite web\|last=Zywietz\|first=Tobias\|title=Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers\|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_E.HTM\|work=Zobbel.de\|publisher=Tobias Zywietz\|accessdate=November 19, 2011\|date=February 6, 1997}} \| 113
{{singlechart\|Billboardhot100\|95\|artist=Missy Elliott\|song=Shake Your Pom Pom\|artistid=183619\|accessdate=November 19, 2011\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddancesales\|9\|artist=Missy Elliott\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 20, 2023\|note=with "Ching-a-Ling"}}
scope="row"\|US Pop 100 (Billboard){{cite web\|title=Missy Elliott > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles\|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/missy-elliott-p212097/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|website=Allmusic\|publisher=Rovi Corporation\|accessdate=November 18, 2011}} \| 71

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|+ Chart performance for "Shake Your Pom Pom"

!scope="col"| Chart (2008)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"|UK Singles (The Official Charts Company){{cite web|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|title=Chart Log UK: E-40 - E-Z Rollers|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_E.HTM|work=Zobbel.de|publisher=Tobias Zywietz|accessdate=November 19, 2011|date=February 6, 1997}}

| 113

{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|95|artist=Missy Elliott|song=Shake Your Pom Pom|artistid=183619|accessdate=November 19, 2011|rowheader=true}}

{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|9|artist=Missy Elliott|rowheader=true|access-date=February 20, 2023|note=with "Ching-a-Ling"}}

scope="row"|US Pop 100 (Billboard){{cite web|title=Missy Elliott > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/missy-elliott-p212097/charts-awards/billboard-singles|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=November 18, 2011}}

| 71

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history for "Shake Your Pom Pom" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row" \| Various \| March 4, 2008 \| Digital download \| {{hlist\|Goldmind\|Atlantic}} \| align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=March 2023}}

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|+ Release history for "Shake Your Pom Pom"

! scope="col"| Region

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scope="row" | Various

| March 4, 2008

| Digital download

| {{hlist|Goldmind|Atlantic}}

| align="center"| {{citation needed|date=March 2023}}