Shakin' (Eddie Money song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Shakin'
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eddie Money
| album = No Control
| B-side = My Friends, My Friends
| released = September 1982
| recorded = 1979–1981
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length =3:08
| label = Columbia
| writer = Eddie Money, Elizabeth Myers, Ralph Carter
| producer =
| prev_title = Think I'm in Love
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = The Big Crash
| next_year = 1983
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2tcD_dVcXE4|"Shakin'"}}}}
}}
"Shakin'" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his Platinum-certified album No Control, released in 1982. It was co-written by Money, Elizabeth Myers, and Ralph Carter, and released as a single, reaching #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chartWhitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) and #9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song remains one of Money's most popular among fans.
Music video
The video for the single featured actress/model Patricia Kotero, better known as Apollonia, as the female doing the "shakin". She would later go on to co-star in the film Purple Rain.
Lyrics
In 2018, Money confirmed a longstanding theory to Rolling Stone magazine that the song did indeed include the word "tits" ("Her tits were shakin' 'til the middle of the night"), even in the version played on the radio.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eddie-money-rocks-rodney-dangerfield-endures-628711/ Eddie Money: Rock’s Rodney Dangerfield Endures], Rolling Stone, April 25, 2018
In popular culture
The song is a playable track on the music video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The song's video was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head. The duo enjoyed the video, particularly Money's faces while watching Apollonia dance around.
Money performed the song on an episode of The King of Queens episode titled “Eddie Money”.
References
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External links
- {{allmusic|song|t754627|Shakin'}}
{{Eddie Money}}
Category:Songs written by Eddie Money
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Liz Myers
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