Shake Your Thang

"Shake Your Thang"
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)"
Released August 1, 1988
Format CD single, Cassette, 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl
Recorded Bayside Sound
Genre R&B, hip-hop, Go-go
Length 3:59
Label Next 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)

"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's credited as featuring Washington, D.C. based go-go band, E.U.. The song samples "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers and "Funky President" by James Brown.[1]

In an interview Cheryl James (aka 'Salt') stated 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
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 9
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[10] 22
US Hot Rap Tracks[11] 14
US Dance[11] 8

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. 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 – Shake Your Thang". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Salt-N-Pepa – Shake Your Thang" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Musicline.de – Salt-N-Pepa Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ↑ "Shake Your Thang in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Salt-N-Pepa" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Salt-N-Pepa". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Salt-N-Pepa awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


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