Shake That Monkey Explained

Shake That Monkey
Type:	single
Artist:	Too Short featuring Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Album:	Married to the Game
Recorded:	2003
Genre:	Crunk, hip hop, dirty rap
Label:	Jive
Producer:	Lil Jon
Chronology:	Too Short
Prev Title:	Choosin
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Blow the Whistle
Next Year:	2006

"Shake That Monkey" is a song by American rapper Too Short, released by Jive Records on July 22, 2003 as the lead single from his fifteenth album, Married to the Game. It features a guest appearance from the hip hop trio Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, the former of whom also handled the song's production.

"Shake That Monkey" peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remains his final entry on the chart as a lead artist.

Track listing

• US CD:^[1]
  1. "Shake That Monkey" (clean) — 4:40
  2. "Shake That Monkey" (explicit) — 4:40

• US 12-inch:^[2]
  • A1. "Shake That Monkey" (explicit) — 4:40
  • A2. "Shake That Monkey" (clean) — 4:40
  • B1. "Shake That Monkey" (instrumental) — 4:40
  • B2. "Shake That Monkey" (a capella) — 4:40

Credits and personnel

Information from the vinyl single:^[3]

• Producer: Lil Jon
• Executive producer: Todd Shaw
• Recording engineers

Ray Seay, John Frye, Asif Ali, and Ryan Dorn

• Audio mixer

Ray Seay

• Audio mastering

Chaz Harper

Notes and References

1. Web site: Too Short - Shake That Monkey: Promo, Single. CD | Rap Music Guide. Rapmusicguide.com. 1 January 2022.
2. Web site: Too $hort Featuring Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz – Shake That Monkey (2003, Vinyl). 1 January 2022. Discogs.com.
3. Web site: Problem Encountered. MusicStack.com. 1 January 2022.