You Shook Me

"You Shook Me"
1963 UK EP picture sleeve
Single by Muddy Waters
B-side"Muddy Waters Twist"
Released1962 (1962)
Recorded
  • Chicago, May 3, 1961 (backing track)
  • June 27, 1962 (vocal overdub)
GenreBlues
Length2:42
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Muddy Waters singles chronology
"Going Home"
(1962)
"You Shook Me"
(1962)
"You Need Love"
(1963)

"You Shook Me" is a 1962 blues song recorded by Chicago blues artist Muddy Waters. Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics and Earl Hooker provided the instrumental backing; the song features Waters' vocal in unison with Hooker's slide-guitar melody. "You Shook Me" became one of Muddy Waters' most successful early-1960s singles and has been interpreted by several blues and rock artists.
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