Cupid Shuffle
Overview
 
"Cupid Shuffle" is a song by Cupid
Cupid (singer)
Bryson Bernard, better known by his stage name Cupid is a R&B singer born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana.-History:...

 from his 2007 studio album Time for a Change
Time for a Change (album)
Time for a Change is the third album released by R&B singer Cupid. The album's lead single was "Cupid Shuffle". It peaked at #9 on the R&B charts and #58 on the 200-Track listing:...

. It has spawned a popular line dance
Line dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Line dancers are not in physical contact...

 and has drawn a lot of comparison to DJ Casper
DJ Casper
DJ Casper is an American songwriter and DJ.DJ Casper was raised in Englewood, and is known as Casper because he almost always wears white clothing on stage, but he is also known as Mr C - The Slide Man or simply Willie...

's "Cha Cha Slide
Cha Cha Slide
The "Cha Cha Slide" is a song often played at dance clubs, school dances/proms, parties, skating rinks, bar mitzvahs and weddings in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom , created by Chicago's DJ Casper...

."

In the United States, the song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and #21 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 chart, both in the August 18, 2007 issue.

The song was first featured on Acclaim
Acclaim Games
Acclaim Games, based in Beverly Hills, California, was a private online video game company that offered free Massively multiplayer online role-playing games on its website upon registration. The company was founded in 2006 and is the successor of Acclaim Entertainment in terms of brand name...

's DANCE! Online
Dance! Online
DANCE! Online was a downloadable massively multiplayer online music video game produced by David Perry and published by Acclaim in North America. It is a free-to-download PC title that largely resembles a combination of Audition Online and Dance Dance Revolution series. It is based on the Chinese...

. A rap remix version featuring Unk
Unk
Anthony Platt , commonly known as Unk, is a DJ/rapper. He began spinning records in 1998. After meeting DJ Jelly and DJ Montay, he joined their DJ entourage, the Southern Style DJs. They performed for high school parties, proms, pep rallies, and other events around the state of Georgia. In 2000...

 and Fabo
Fabo
Lefabian Williams better known by his stage name Fabo is an American rapper, producer and the frontman of the snap music group D4L...

 was released to rhythm radio in August, and a Hurley remix was released to underground club in October, with a Solitair
Solitair
Solitair is a Canadian hip-hop MC and producer from Toronto, Ontario. He is currently a member of the Black Jays record label and production team...

 remix released to rhythm club, as well.

In Week 5 of the 2008 NFL season, three Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

, including running back Ronnie Brown, used the "Cupid Shuffle" dance as a celebratory dance after scoring a touchdown against the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

.
Quotations

Don't knock masturbation, it's sex with someone I love.

Woody Allen, in Annie Hall

 
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