Shake Your Love

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"Shake Your Love"
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Single by Debbie Gibson
from the album Out of the Blue
B-side "Wake Up to Love" (UK)
ReleasedSeptember 1987
Genre Dance-pop · freestyle · electropop
Length3:43
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Deborah Gibson
Producer(s) Fred Zarr
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Only in My Dreams"
(1986)		"Shake Your Love"
(1987)		"Out of the Blue"
(1988)
Music video
Shake Your Love on YouTube

"Shake Your Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter and actress Debbie Gibson. The song was released as the second single from her debut studio album, Out of the Blue (1987), and the first internationally by Atlantic Records in September 1987. Like the rest of the album, the song was solely written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr. The song features the Roland TR-808.

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"Shake Your Love" reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1987, giving Gibson her second consecutive top-five hit. The song was also her breakthrough in the UK, peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart to become her highest-charting entry. "Shake Your Love" also entered the top 10 in Ireland, where it reached number three.

The music video to support this single, eventually included on Gibson's video album Out of the Blue, was set on a facsimile of a drive-in movie theater lot and choreographed by Paula Abdul. [1] In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the deluxe release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist .

Background

Originally recorded in early 1987,[ citation needed ] the song is written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr and engineered by Don Feinberg for BiZarr Music, Inc., with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer.

Critical reception

Reviewer of American magazine Cash Box called Gibson "multi-talented teen" and expressed an assurance that "this upbeat, playful number" that "sounds like a smash" will "completely saturate" radio airwaves. [2]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson.

7-inch vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Shake Your Love" (vocal mix)3:46
2."Shake Your Love" (Bad Dubb version)5:03
12-inch vinyl single
No.TitleLength
1."Shake Your Love" (Vocal club mix)5:53
2."Shake Your Love" (Bonus Beats)6:52
3."Shake Your Love" (vocal/LP version)3:37
4."Shake Your Love" (Badd Dub version)4:55
5."Shake Your Love" (Vocal/Bassapella)3:25
6."Shake Your Love" (Shake the House Version)5:48

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [25] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Helling, Steve (August 18, 2017). "Debbie Gibson Shares 30 Facts About Herself". People . Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Single Releases: Debbie Gibson – "Shake Your Love"" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. 51, no. 14. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 26, 1987. p. 8. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023– via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ "Australian Top 50 ARIA Singles Chart – Week Ending 5th June, 1988". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0919." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ Danish Singles Chart. May 13, 1988.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 8. February 20, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shake Your Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 6, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Debbie Gibson".
  10. ↑ "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 15, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  14. ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  15. ↑ "Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  20. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.
  21. ↑ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. January 23, 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ "No. 1 Awards: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-20.
  23. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988" . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  24. ↑ "No. 1 Awards: Top Dance Sales 12-Inch Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-25.
  25. ↑ "American single certifications – Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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