Shake It Up (Divine song)

"Shake It Up"
Single by Divine
from the album The Story So Far
Released	1983
Genre	Hi-NRG, dance
Length	3:11
Label	Break Records
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Orlando
Producer(s)	Bobby Orlando
Divine singles chronology
"Love Reaction" (1983) "Shake It Up" (1983) "You Think You're a Man" (1984)

"Shake It Up" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1983. The song was later included on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far . ^[1]

Chart performance

"Shake It Up" became Divine's fourth and last single to chart on the Dutch singles chart. It debuted at No. 30 before climbing to and peaking at No. 13 in its third week. The song spent a total of 6 weeks on the chart. ^[2]

On the German singles chart, "Shake It Up" peaked at No. 26 for one week, with a total of 11 weeks on the chart. The song became Divine's second top 40 single on the chart. ^[3]

Track listings

• Dutch vinyl, 7-inch single ^[4]

1. "Shake It Up" - 3:11
2. "Shake It Up" (album version) - 5:50
3. "Jungle Jezebel" - 4:42

• German vinyl, 12-inch single ^[5]

1. "Shake It Up" (special long version) - 6:41
2. "Shake It Up" (Ed Smit remix) - 9:28
3. "Shake It Up" (instrumental version) - 4:00

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6]	14
Germany (Media Control) [3]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7]	13
UK Singles (OCC) [8]	82

References

1. "Divine - the Story So Far".
2. Divine - Shake It Up Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
3. Divine - Singles Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2010-06-15.
4. Divine -Shake It Up Dutch Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
5. Divine - Shake It Up German Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
6. "Divine – Shake It Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
7. Divine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
8. "Divine". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2010-06-15.