| "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", released December 9, 1978, is a hit single recorded by The Jacksons for the CBS/Epic Records album Destiny and peaked in the Spring of 1979. The most successful of the Jacksons' disco/funk-era recordings for Epic, "Shake Your Body" (originally demoed as "Shake a Body") was produced by the Jackson brothers, written by Randy and Michael, and featured Michael on lead vocals. The chorus "let's dance/let's shout (shout)/shake your body down to the ground" was inspired by an ad-lib from Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up: "Let's dance/let's shout (shout)/gettin' funky's what it's all about." Released to radio in a single edit of three minutes and forty-five seconds and played in its full eight-minute album version by clubs, the single peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at #3 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The ensuing 12" Disco Single Remix featured a more focused drum and rhythm track, as well as the new synthesizer-voiced 3 octave climbing glissando that was not heard on the album version. "Shake Your Body" sold over two million copies, attaining double-platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America. The single was later sampled by reggae artist Shaggy for his 2000 single "Dance & Shout". It was also sampled by rapper Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock on their song "Get on the Dance Floor". The B-side on the 7" was "That's What You Get (for Being Polite)". The first performance of "Shake Your Body (Down To The ... |
