| Shake It Up Tonight | |
| Cover: | Shakeitupnight.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cheryl Lynn |
| Album: | In the Night |
| B-Side: | Baby |
| Released: | May 12, 1981 |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Studio: | Ameraycan Studios (Hollywood, California) |
| Genre: | Post-disco |
| Length: | 5:41 (album version) 4:11 (single version) |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Ray Parker Jr. |
| Prev Title: | Keep It Hot |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Instant Love |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"Shake It Up Tonight" is a song by American singer Cheryl Lynn. Since the success of her debut single, "Got to Be Real", the acclaimed R&B-dance track peaked at No. 5 on both the R&B and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard pop charts.
"Shake It Up Tonight" appears on Lynn's LP In the Night, and was written by Mike and Brenda Sutton. The B-side is "Baby", written by Cheryl Lynn and Ray Parker Jr. The ready-made disco song was a moderate success. It became a defining song for Lynn. The 7" version of the song was recorded and produced by Ray Parker Jr. who has worked with her. The 12" version was mixed and produced by Ray Parker Jr. The song was released as the album's first single on May 12, 1981 by Columbia Records.
The song was especially popular in the Los Angeles market. During late August it peaked at number 5 on KUTE and number 11 on KRLA.[1]
"Shake It Up Tonight" has instrumentation that includes a dance beat, strings and percussion.
(Per Apple Music)[2]
| Chart (1981) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 70 | |
| Hot Soul Singles[4] | 5 | |
| Hot Disco Action | 5 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 68 |
This song has been sampled three times: