Shakin' (Eddie Money song) explained

Shakin'
Type:single
Artist:Eddie Money
Album:No Control
B-Side:My Friends, My Friends
Released:September 1982
Recorded:1979–1981
Genre:Rock
Length:3:08
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Think I'm in Love
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:The Big Crash
Next Year:1983

"Shakin'" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his Platinum-certified album No Control, released in 1982. It was co-written by Money, Elizabeth Myers, and Ralph Carter, and released as a single, reaching #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and #9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song remains one of Money's most popular amongst fans.

Music video

The video for the single featured actress/model Patricia Kotero, better known as Apollonia, as the female doing the "shakin". She would later go on to co-star in the film Purple Rain.

Lyrics

In 2018, Money confirmed a longstanding theory to Rolling Stone magazine that the song did indeed include the word "tits," ("Her tits were shakin' till the middle of the night") even in the version played on the radio.[2]

In popular culture

The song is a playable track on the music video game . The song's video was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head. The duo enjoyed the video, particularly Money's faces while watching Apollonia dance around.

Notes and References

  1. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
  2. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eddie-money-rocks-rodney-dangerfield-endures-628711/ Eddie Money: Rock’s Rodney Dangerfield Endures