Shoot Your Shot

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"Shoot Your Shot"
Single by Divine
from the album Jungle Jezebel
Released1982
Genre Hi-NRG
Songwriter(s) Bobby Orlando
Producer(s) Bobby Orlando
Divine singles chronology
"Native Love (Step By Step)"
(1982)
"Shoot Your Shot"
(1982)
"Love Reaction"
(1983)
Music video
"Shoot Your Shot" (TopPop, 1982) on YouTube

"Shoot Your Shot" is a single by American performance artist Divine, released in 1982. The song also appeared on Divine's first album, Jungle Jezebel (titled My First Album in some territories), in 1982 [1] [2] and was later reissued on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far . [3]

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Chart performance

"Shoot Your Shot" became Divine's second single to chart on the Dutch Top 40 after "Native Love (Step By Step)". It debuted at #26 and eventually peaked at #3. [4] The song spent a total of 10 weeks on the chart. "Shoot Your Shot" was certified gold (100,000 copies) in the Netherlands. [5] [6]

Cover versions

This song was covered by Dutch Electroformation Image Transmission in the 90s and by German artist Ringo in 1986. [7]

Track listings

  1. "Shoot Your Shot (Radio Version)" - 4:08
  2. "Shoot Your Shot (Special Extended Version)" - 6:24
  3. "Shoot Your Shot (12-Inch Version)" - 8:06
  1. "Shoot Your Shot (Dance Mix)" - 6:31
  2. "Jungle Jezebel (Dance Mix)" - 4:47

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
Position
Austrian Singles Chart [10] 9
Dutch Top 40 [11] 3
German Singles Chart [12] 15
Swiss Singles Chart [13] 8
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs [14] 39

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