Shake Your Thang

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"Shake Your Thang"
Shake Your Thang by Salt N Pepa.jpg
Single by Salt-N-Pepa featuring E.U.
from the album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
A-side"Shake Your Thang"
B-side"Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ)"
ReleasedAugust 1, 1988
RecordedBayside Sound
Genrehip-hop, R&B, Go-go
Length3:59
LabelNext Plateau Entertainment / London Records
Songwriter(s)O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley
Producer(s)Hurby Luv Bug
Salt-N-Pepa featuring E.U. singles chronology
"Chick on the Side"
(1987) 		"Shake Your Thang"
(1988) 		"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"
(1988)

"Shake Your Thang" is a 1988 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released as the first single taken from their second studio album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa. It features the Washington, D.C.-based go-go musical band, E.U.. The song samples "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers and "Funky President" by James Brown.[1]

The music video features Salt 'N Pepa being arrested for "dirty dancing". At the police station they are questioned by cops played by and . There are scenes of them dancing in an all white room with a crowd and back up dancers, additionally they dance outside on stairs and on the streets. At the end of the video they are released from the police station, this leads into the music video for their next single, .

In an interview, Salt explained she considers herself a feminist "in a way", emphasizing the need for women to avoid complete emotional and financial dependence on men. Songs like "Tramp" and "Shake Your Thang" express these feminist themes of female autonomy.[2]

Track listing[]

7" single [3]
  1. Shake Your Thang – 3:59
  2. Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl D.J.) – 4:27
12" vinyl / CD single [4]

A1. "Shake Your Thang" (Club Mix) – 5:16
A2. "Shake Your Thang" (Radio Version) – 3:59
A3. "Shake Your Thang" (Instrumental) – 4:02
A4. "Shake Your Thang" (Acappella) – 0:28
B1. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" (But A Girl DJ) (Vocal) – 4:24
B2. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" (But A Girl DJ) (Instrumental) – 4:17
B3. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" (But A Girl DJ) (Acappella) – 0:36

Chart performance[]

Country (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 22
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 14
West Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 29

References[]

  1. ^ "Salt-N-Pepa-E.U.-Shake-Your-Thang-The-Isley-Brothers-It's-Your-Thing". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ^ Rose, Tricia (May 1990). "Never Trust A Big Butt and a Smile" (PDF). Camera Obscura. 8 (2): 108–131. doi:10.1215/02705346-8-2_23-108. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Shake Your Thang / Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ) 7". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Shake Your Thang / Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ) 12". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Salt-N-Pepa feat. E.U. – Shake Your Thang". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Salt-N-Pepa feat. E.U. – Shake Your Thang" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shake Your Thang". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Salt-N-Pepa" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Salt-N-Pepa feat. E.U. – Shake Your Thang" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Salt-N-Pepa – Shake Your Thang". GfK Entertainment Charts.


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