Shut Up and Dance (Aerosmith song)

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"Shut Up and Dance"
Aerosmith Shut Up and Dance.jpg
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Get a Grip
B-side "Line Up"
ReleasedJune 20, 1994 (1994-06-20) [1]
Genre Pop metal [2]
Length4:55
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Amazing"
(1993)
"Shut Up and Dance"
(1994)
"Deuces Are Wild"
(1994)

"Shut Up and Dance" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Blades, and Tommy Shaw, it first appeared on the band's 1993 album Get a Grip . It was released only in the United Kingdom, reaching number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. It was performed in the 1993 movie Wayne's World 2 . This live version is included on the movie's soundtrack .

Lyrical content

Some of the lyrics are double entendres, such as "sex is like a gun: you aim, you shoot, you run" and "when you're splittin' hairs with Mr. Clean, it's like gettin' head from a guillotine, and the night has just begun." The chorus is a refrain of "talk is cheap, shut up and dance; don't get deep, shut up and dance."

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References

  1. "Single Releases". Music Week . June 18, 1994. p. 25.
  2. "ALBUMS: Lunging, sweeping, bustling, disgusting and warty: Andy Gill". The Independent . 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2021-02-10. simple pop- metal trifles like 'Shut Up and Dance'