| Shake | |
| Cover: | Little Boots Shake.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Little Boots |
| Album: | Nocturnes |
| Genre: | Nu-disco, synth-pop, electro house |
| Length: | 6:19 (full length version) 5:31 (album version) |
| Label: | 679 |
| Producer: | James Ford |
| Prev Title: | Earthquake |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Every Night I Say a Prayer |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Shake" is a song by English recording artist Little Boots, released as the lead single from her second studio album, Nocturnes (2013).[1] Written by Boots and James Ford and produced by Ford, the song was released in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2011.
"Shake" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 11 November 2011 and follows the release of Boots's mixtape Shake Until Your Heart Breaks,[2] [3] released online in October 2011.
MusicOMH described "Shake" as "a pumping, housey, dancefloor stomper, with VERY. DEFINITIVE. BEATS. It is rather good, even though we're in the group of people who normally feel very stupid saying pumping, housey, dancefloor stomper."[4] Ryan Reed of Billboard wrote that the song "detonates only moments into its six-plus minutes, stuffed to the max with a heavy beat and liquid synth-bass that smacks you straight against the night club subwoofers. Repetitive and far from innovative, 'Shake' occasionally threatens to lapse into generic, A Night at the Roxbury-esque territory, but the longer the track drones on, the more likely the listener will fall slave to its sheer determination."[5]
A1. "Shake"
A2. "Shake" (Acapella)
B1. "Shake" (Original Dub)
B2. "Shake" (Instrumental)
| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 November 2011 | 679 Artists | Digital download |
| 12 November 2011 | 12" single |