Shake It Up (The Cars song)

"Shake It Up"
Single by the Cars
from the album Shake It Up
B-side	"Cruiser"
Released	November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09)
Recorded	1981
Studio	Syncro Sound (Boston)
Genre	New wave [1] [2] pop [2] art punk [1]
Length	3:32
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Ric Ocasek
Producer(s)	Roy Thomas Baker
The Cars singles chronology
"Gimme Some Slack" (1981) "Shake It Up" (1981) "Since You're Gone" (1982)
Shake It Up track listing
9 tracks Side one "Since You're Gone" "Shake It Up" "I'm Not the One" "Victim of Love" "Cruiser" Side two "A Dream Away" "This Could Be Love" "Think It Over" "Maybe Baby"

Weekly charts 1982 weekly chart performance for "Shake It Up" Chart (1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [12] 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [13] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [14] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 48 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16] 26 US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 4 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [4] with "Cruiser" 14 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [18] 2 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles [19] 3 2019 weekly chart performance for "Shake It Up" Chart (2019) Peak position US Rock Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [20] 21

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Shake It Up" Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) [21] 71 Canada Top Singles (RPM) [22] 56 US Billboard Hot 100 [23] 23 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles [24] 23

References

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4. "The Cars Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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12. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
13. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0452." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
14. "The Cars – Shake It Up" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved February 13, 2021.
15. "The Cars – Shake It Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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17. "The Cars Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
18. "The Cars Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
19. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 6, 1982". Cash Box . Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
20. "The Cars Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved February 13, 2021.
21. "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report . No. 445. January 3, 1983 – via Imgur.
22. "Top 100 Singles of 82". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. December 25, 1982. p. 17. ISSN   0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
23. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
24. "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1982 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 25, 1982. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2015.