Shake It

This article is about the Metro Station song. For other uses, see Shake It (disambiguation).

"Shake It"
Single by Metro Station
from the album Metro Station
B-side"Comin' Around"
ReleasedApril 1, 2008
Genre
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)S*A*M and Sluggo
Metro Station singles chronology
"Control"
(2008) 		"Shake It"
(2008) 		"Seventeen Forever"
(2008)
Music video
"Shake It" on YouTube

"Shake It" is a song by American pop rock band Metro Station, released as the third single (and debut British single) from their 2007 self-titled debut studio album.[4]

"Shake It" was the band's first charting single, peaking at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Shake It" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2008, and later Platinum that year,[5] until finally reaching 2× Platinum status at the end of January 2009.[6] The song has sold over 1.2 million copies in the US and over 4 million copies worldwide.[7][8]

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