"Shake" is a Europop

Europop

Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...

 song written by the Peter Hartman, Jan Langhoff and Linda Holmeberg and recorded by the Dutch singer EliZe

EliZe

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. The song was released as EliZe's first single

Single (music)

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 by EliZe from her debut album In Control, which was released in October 2006 in the Benelux

Benelux

The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...

. It was produced

Record producer

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 by Peter Hartman and Jan Langhoff and was proudly titled "Dancesmash" by Radio 538

Radio 538

Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...

. This single peaked at number 32 spending 5 weeks in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Top 40.

Music video

Directed by Robert Brouwers, the music video for "Shake" was released prior to the singles commercial release. Shot in a discotheek in her native Netherlands, EliZe appears dancing with her background dances, doing a sensual choreography. EliZe is sexy to the style of Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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, while she keeps on dancing and singing throughout the video.

Review

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Formats and track listings

"Shake" was released on October 18, 2004 in the Netherlands. On May 17, 2005, the CD single was released in the U.S. with the vinyl single appearing on May 23, 2005.

Netherlands CD single

1. "Shake" [radio edit] – 3:15
2. "Shake" [extended edit] – 6:31
3. "Shake" [remix] – 3:55
4. "Shake" [club mix] – 7:43
5. "Shake" [Karaoke version] - 3:30
6. "Shake" [enhanced CD-video] – 3:13

US CD single

1. "Shake" [radio edit] – 3:14
2. "Shake" [remix] – 3:52
3. "Shake" [extended edit] – 6:29
4. "Shake" [club mix] – 7:42
5. "Shake" [Karaoke version] – 3:28

US (promo) vinyl single

Side 1

1. "Shake" [extended edit] – 6:29
2. "Shake" [radio edit] – 3:14

Side 2

1. "Shake" [club mix] – 7:42
2. "Shake" [remix] – 3:52

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	32
Swedish Dance Chart Top 20	16

Personnel

• Track 3 & 4 (CD single) produced by Matina Productions.
• Published by: T.G. Publishing/Mundo Music/Music Allstars.
• Styling: Moon V., Paul Warmer, Tov Jewels, It Store (Laren), The Factory, Kiki Riki, Next Issue (Amstelveen), Hip (Amsterdam) & DS Fashion
• Hairstyling & make-up: Jedidjah Kuijten.
• Photos: Priscilla Laurens.
• Video director: Robert Brouwers.
• Video location: PV Showservice.
• Choreography: Angelique Versnel (who is best known for her role in Alice Deejay).
• Mastering by: AR Digital Mastering.
• Distributed in the Netherlands by BMG
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External links

• "Shake" Lyrics.