Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

"Shake Your Body" redirects here. For the song by Shy FX, see Shake Ur Body.
"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
One of A-side labels of the US 7-inch vinyl release
Single by the Jacksons
from the album Destiny
B-side
  • "That's What You Get (for Being Polite)"
  • "All Night Dancin'"
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1979[1]
StudioLos Angeles, California
Genre
Length
  • 8:00 (album)
  • 3:47 (7-inch)
  • 8:37 (extended)
  • 2:27 (Immortal version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Jacksons
The Jacksons singles chronology
"Blame It on the Boogie"
(1978) 		"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
(1979) 		"Lovely One"
(1980)

"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" is a song recorded by the Jacksons for their 1978 album Destiny, and released as a single in early 1979. It peaked at No. 7 in the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1979.[4]

  1. ^ The Jacksons: Legacy. Running Press. 24 October 2017. ISBN 9780316473743.
  2. ^ a b Richards, Matt; Langthorne, Mark (2015). 83 Minutes: The Doctor, the Damage, and the Shocking Death of Michael Jackson. Thomas Dunne Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-25010-892-0.
  3. ^ Horton, Matthew (2015). "The Jacksons - "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 413.
  4. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 20. May 19, 1979. p. 100. ISSN 0006-2510.