Shake You Down Explained

Shake You Down
Cover:Gregory_Abbott_-_Shake_You_Down_album_cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gregory Abbott
Album:Shake You Down
B-Side:"Wait Until Tomorrow"
Released:August 1986[1]
Recorded:CBS
Genre:
Length:4:05
Label:Columbia
Producer:Gregory Abbott
Next Title:I Got the Feelin' (It's Over)
Next Year:1987

"Shake You Down" is a song by American R&B artist, writer and producer Gregory Abbott. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name. It became Abbott's biggest hit and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The track is also featured in the 2007 film Are We Done Yet?

The song went to number one on the black singles chart in October 1986, and on January 17, 1987, it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1987.[3] It was a hit across the Atlantic Ocean, as well, peaking at number six in the UK Singles Chart (spending a total of 13 weeks on that chart from 22 November 1986). It was not intended as the original single to promote the album, as "I Got the Feeling" was scheduled to be the first single. It was postponed as the follow-up, peaking at #56.

Composition

According to Billboard, the song is about sex.[4]

Music video

Dominic Sena of Propaganda Films came up with the idea of the scrolling effect on the music video. It is recorded as a single image on a photographic film.[5]

There is also another music video recorded in Rio de Janeiro, especially for the Brazilian TV show Fantástico.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Shake You Down"!Chart (1986–1987)!Peak
position
Spain (AFYVE)[6] 1
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[7] 13

Year-end charts

1986 year-end chart performance for "Shake You Down"!Chart (1986)!Position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 87
1987 year-end chart performance for "Shake You Down"!Chart (1987)!Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 75
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 19
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[12] 80
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 24
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 3
US Cash Box Top 100[18] 34

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for "Shake You Down"! Chart (1958-2018)! Position
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 436

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down. 25 April 2021. 45cat.com.
  2. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Gregory Abbott’s "Shake You Down. . January 27, 2021. ...“Shake You Down” is not what I’d call a terribly smart song. Instead, it’s passable adult-contempo smooth soul.. October 1, 2023.
  3. [Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987]
  4. The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time. M. Tye Comer . Mariel Concepcion . Monica Herrera . Jessica Letkemann . Evie Nagy . David J. Prince . Billboard. February 11, 2010. October 13, 2016.
  5. Web site: Video. 2 July 2013. Prosieben.de. 25 April 2021.
  6. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  7. Web site: Gregory Abbott Chart History (Dance Singles Sales). Billboard. January 1, 2021.
  8. Top 100 Singles . . January 24, 1987 . 24 . April 7, 2022 . 0265-1548.
  9. Web site: Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987. Australian Music Report. Imgur. 11 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1987 . Ultratop. Hung Medien . April 6, 2022 . nl.
  11. Top 100 Singles of '87 . 47 . 12 . 26 December 1987 . . . April 6, 2022 . October 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015555/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3.
  12. European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles. Music & Media. December 26, 1987. 4. 51/52. April 7, 2022. 34.
  13. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987 . . April 6, 2022 . nl.
  14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987 . Single Top 100. Hung Medien . April 6, 2022 . nl.
  15. Web site: END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987. Official New Zealand Music Chart. April 22, 2021.
  16. 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Adult Contemporary Singles . December 26, 1987 . Billboard . 99 . 52 . Y-31. April 7, 2022.
  17. 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles . December 26, 1987 . Billboard . 99 . 52 . Y-22. April 7, 2022.
  18. Web site: The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1987 . Top 50 Pop Singles. Cash Box. April 7, 2022. December 26, 1987. October 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006043744/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1987YESP.html.
  19. Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart. Billboard. 10 December 2018.

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