The Shake (Neal McCoy song)
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"The Shake" is the title of a song by American country music artist Neal McCoy
. It was released May 1997 as was the only single from McCoy's Greatest Hits
. The song reached #5 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart in October 1997. It peaked at #7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
). The song starts, and him & his band are playing in the garage. The video ends with the mother starting to dance.
described the song negatively, saying that it was "a puerile and sexist hymn to feminine derriere movement[…]And that's good because the only thing saving lyrics like 'Shake it real funky/Shake it real low/Shake it till you just can't shake it no more' from being offensive it that they're so incredibly stupid."
Neal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
. It was released May 1997 as was the only single from McCoy's Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Neal McCoy album)
Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1997 on Atlantic Records. The album comprises ten songs, nine of which were previously included on his second through fifth studio albums...
. The song reached #5 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart in October 1997. It peaked at #7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
Music video
The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in June 1997. In it, a teenage boy walks in, and Neal's mom (played as a homage to Leave It to BeaverLeave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...
). The song starts, and him & his band are playing in the garage. The video ends with the mother starting to dance.
Critical reception
Robert Loy of Country Standard TimeCountry Standard Time
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described the song negatively, saying that it was "a puerile and sexist hymn to feminine derriere movement[…]And that's good because the only thing saving lyrics like 'Shake it real funky/Shake it real low/Shake it till you just can't shake it no more' from being offensive it that they're so incredibly stupid."
Chart performance
"The Shake" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 24, 1997.| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |