Taste (Make It Shake)
{{short description|Song by British rapper Aitch}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Taste (Make It Shake)
| type = single
| cover = Taste (Make It Shake) single cover.jpg
| alt =
| artist = Aitch
| EP = AitcH2O
| released = 31 July 2019
| genre =
| length = 3:33
| label = Since 93
| writer = * Harrison Armstrong
- Jake Jones
- James Murray
- Mustafa Omer
| producer = Whyjay
| chronology = Aitch
| prev_title = Kilos
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = AitcH20 Freestyle
| next_year = 2019
| misc =
}}
"Taste (Make It Shake)" is a song recorded by British rapper Aitch, released as the lead single from Aitch's second extended play AitcH20 on 31 July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/taste-make-it-shake-single/1474070448|title=Taste (Make It Shake) - Single by Aitch|website=iTunes|accessdate=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827082034/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/taste-make-it-shake-single/1474070448|archive-date=27 August 2019|url-status=live}} The song was written by Aitch, Jake Jones, James Murray and Mustafa Omer, and produced by Whyjay.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/113915241|title=Taste (Make It Shake) / Aitch|website=Tidal|accessdate=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831214910/https://listen.tidal.com/album/113915241|archive-date=31 August 2019|url-status=live}}
A remix featuring Stefflon Don and Fenix Flexin was released on 30 August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/taste-make-it-shake-remix-feat-stefflon-don-fenix-flexin/1478303602|title=Taste (Make It Shake) (Remix) [feat. Stefflon Don & Fenix Flexin] - Single|website=iTunes|accessdate=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831214121/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/taste-make-it-shake-remix-feat-stefflon-don-fenix-flexin/1478303602|archive-date=31 August 2019|url-status=live}} And an Australian remix featuring Hooligan Hefs and Nerve which was released on 1 November 2019.
Commercially, the song became Aitch's first solo chart appearance on the UK Singles Chart when it debuted at number eight on 9 August 2019 – for the week ending dated 15 August 2019. It eventually peaked at number two.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Ireland3|12|artist=Aitch|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 October 2019}} |
| scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2019/50|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 50|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=Italian|accessdate=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205044056/http://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2019/50|archive-date=5 February 2019|url-status=live}} {{small|Remix featuring Shiva}} | 17 |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|61|artist=Aitch|song=Taste (Make It Shake)|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 October 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|8|date=20190809|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2019}} |
| {{single chart|UK|2|date=20190913|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 September 2019|refname="occ"}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|2|date=20190816|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 August 2019}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20190101/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=4 January 2020}}
| 45 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Italy|artist=Aitch|title=Taste (Make It Shake)|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|id=13147|access-date=October 13, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Aitch|title=Taste (Make It Shake)|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2025|id=15894-5056-1|access-date=23 April 2025|refname="BPI"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Version |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Since 93 | Original |
|---|
| 30 August 2019
| Remix |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{YouTube|id=nDuVsE6yGdA|title="Taste (Make It Shake)" music video}}
{{Aitch}}