Shake That Monkey

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"Shake That Monkey"
Single by Too Short featuring Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
from the album Married to the Game
ReleasedOctober 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)
Recorded2003
Genre Crunk, hip hop, dirty rap
Length4:40
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Todd Shaw
Producer(s) Lil Jon
Too Short singles chronology
"Choosin"
(2003)
"Shake That Monkey"
(2003)
"Blow the Whistle"
(2006)
Audio
"Shake That Monkey" on YouTube

"Shake That Monkey" is a song by Too Short featuring Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, released in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Information from the vinyl single: [3]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 84
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 56
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 23
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [7] 33

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