Shots (LMFAO song)

Not to be confused with Shot (song).

"Shots"
Single by LMFAO featuring Lil Jon
from the album Party Rock and Crunk Rock
Released	October 13, 2009
Genre	Electronic dance
Length	3:42
Label	Interscope will.i.am Cherrytree
Songwriter(s)	Stefan Gordy Skyler Gordy Jonathan Smith Eric Delatorre
Producer(s)	LMFAO Lil Jon
LMFAO singles chronology
"La La La" (2009) "Shots" (2009) "Yes" (2009)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Patron Tequila" (2009) "Shots" (2009) "Do You Remember" (2009)

• 13 years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shots was used as an incentive at pharmacies and clinics in North America as a celebratory song for the general public getting vaccinated, being a word play for the COVID-19 "shot" or "jab". ^{[8] [9]}
• A variation of the song was used in a television spot commercial for the DreamWorks Animation film, Puss in Boots .
• Bowdoin College's hockey teams play this song when the Polar Bears score a goal.
• The song was used for promotion of the 2012 comedy film, That's My Boy and the 2022 horror comedy film, The Blackening .
• The chorus was used and covered in the 2012 episode "Can I Be Frank (With You)" on American Dad! by Francine (voiced by Wendy Schaal) with Klaus and Roger dancing because of Francine wanting to "party" with her husband (Stan Smith) who instead would rather do it with his friends.
• The song was used as the basis of a parody of The Hobbit by Hillywood Show. ^[10]
• At the beginning of the video, a teenage girl is reading a magazine with the Jonas Brothers on the cover.
• A small section of the song was used in the film American Reunion .

Charts

Chart performance for "Shots"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [11]	75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12]	53
South Korea International Singles (Gaon) [13]	47
US Billboard Hot 100 [14]	68
US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) [15]	2

Certifications

Certifications for "Shots"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [17]	Platinum	40,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA) [19]	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "St. Patty's Day Salute: 15 EDM Anthems for Drinking". 17 March 2013.
2. "The 20 Best Drinking Songs". 4 June 2014.
3. "The best drinking, pub and last-call songs". 31 March 2020.
4. "21 Best Songs About Drinking". 27 February 2017.
5. "LMFAO and Lil Jon whipped up the perfect communal drinking song". The A.V. Club .
6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "LMFAO ft. Lil Jon - Shots (Official Video)". YouTube . 4 December 2009.
7. "Shots (Dummejungs Remix) [feat. Lil Jon] – LMFAO". iTunes . itunes.apple.com/us/. January 2010.
8. "Toronto pharmacy goes all out to celebrate vaccine doses". 23 April 2021. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021.
9. "First to Get Covid Shots Go Viral Online to Inspire Wide Support - BNN Bloomberg". 22 December 2020.
10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Parody by The Hillywood Show®". YouTube . 30 November 2012.
11. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 7th November 2011" (PDF). ARIA Report (1132). Australian Recording Industry Association: 4. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-29.
12. "LMFAO Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
13. "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: February 12, 2012 to February 18, 2012)". Gaon Chart. January 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
14. "LMFAO Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
15. "LMFAO Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard .
16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 10, 2021.
17. "Canadian single certifications – LMFAO – Shots". Music Canada . Retrieved August 10, 2021.
18. "New Zealand single certifications – LMFAO feat. Lil Jon – Shots". Radioscope. Retrieved January 16, 2025.Type Shots in the "Search:" field.
19. "American single certifications – LMFAO – Shots". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 10, 2021.