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|introduction              = '''Shake!''' is the eleventh track on [[Prince]]'s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (the third track on the album to be credited to [[The Time]]), and, four and a half months after the album's release, [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] was released as as the album's fifth and final single (the only single from the album credited to [[The Time]]). The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].
|introduction              = '''Shake!''' is the eleventh track on [[Prince]]’s twelfth album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (the third track on the album to be credited to [[The Time]]), and, four and a half months after the album’s release, [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] was released as as the album’s fifth and final single (the only single from the album credited to [[The Time]]). The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].


While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA for [[The Time]]'s [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] album (during the same sessions that produced [[Murph Drag]], [[Nine Lives]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]], [[Corporate World]], [[The Latest Fashion]] and [[Release It]]).  
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota for [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] album (during the same sessions that produced [[Murph Drag]], [[Nine Lives]], [[Donald Trump (Black Version)]], [[Love Machine]], [[Corporate World]], [[The Latest Fashion]] and [[Release It]]).  


The song was included as the sixth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] wanted to involve the other original members of [[The Time]], but many of the tracks were saved for [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].
The song was included as the sixth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] wanted to involve the other original members of [[The Time]], but many of the tracks were saved for [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] and [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]].
Interestingly, the '''Boom Mix''' version of [[Shake!]] included on the [[Single: Shake!|maxi-single]] contains vocals by [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] and samples from songs of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album ([[Release It]], [[Graffiti Bridge]], [[The Latest Fashion]], [[Shake!]] and [[We Can Funk]]). This technique of introducing the album on a track was also used for [[2 Whom It May Concern]] in 1992 (and to some degree on the '''Dance Remix''' of [[Let’s Work]] in 1982). Both tracks (and [[7]]) use samples of a man laughing that comes from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Harris_(musician) Simon Harris]’ "Beats, Breaks & Scratches" series (namely ''Evil Laugh'' from the fourth volume). This laugh sample on [[2 Whom It May Concern]] and [[7]] is therefore not considered as a sample of the '''Boom Mix''' of [[Shake!]]. The backing-music used for the '''Boom Mix''' also comes from this collection (''100 BPM - Ruff Loop)'' and is actually a looped sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_White_Band Average White Band] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_E._King Ben E. King]’s 1977 song ''A Star In The Ghetto''.
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|date                      = June - early September 1989
|date                      = June - early September 1989
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|3= [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single
|3= [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single
|4= Remix
|4= Remix
|5= Remix by [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]; strings by [[Clare Fischer]]
|5= Remix and vocals by [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]; strings by [[Clare Fischer]] (sampled from [[Graffiti Bridge]])
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|4= Remix
|5= Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez]
|5= Remix by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez]
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|1= '''Shake!'''
|2= 3:29
|3= [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] (film)
|4= Studio
|5= Different edit from other released versions
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|1= '''Shake!'''
|1= '''Shake!'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Original [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] version; edited slightly for release
|3= Original [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] version; edited slightly for release
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|5= Different edit from the album version. Released on [[Home_Video:_Graffiti_Bridge|VHS and DVD]].
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|first live appearance    = [[06_January 1991|6 January 1991: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]<br>
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|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
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|5= [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
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|first live appearance    = [[06_January 1991|6 January 1991: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br>
* [[14 June 2015-2|14 June 2015 (show 2): Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA]]
* [[14 June 2015-2|14 June 2015 (show 2): Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA]]
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* [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single
* [[Single: Shake!|Shake!]] single
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie
* [[Album: Corporate World|Corporate World]] unreleased album
* [[Album: Corporate World (1989)|Corporate World]] unreleased album
* [[The Time]]
* [[The Time]]
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
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|categories                = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (The Time)‏]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 25 June 2024

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Shake!

from the album Graffiti Bridge
single art for Shake!
Song details
Performer: The Time
First Released: 20 August 1990 - Graffiti Bridge album
Album(s): Graffiti Bridge
Writer(s): Prince and Morris Day
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Shake! is the eleventh track on Prince’s twelfth album Graffiti Bridge (the third track on the album to be credited to The Time), and, four and a half months after the album’s release, Shake! was released as as the album’s fifth and final single (the only single from the album credited to The Time). The track is also featured in the movie Graffiti Bridge.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place between June and early September 1989 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota for The Time’s Corporate World album (during the same sessions that produced Murph Drag, Nine Lives, Donald Trump (Black Version), Love Machine, Corporate World, The Latest Fashion and Release It).

The song was included as the sixth track on the album in early September 1989, as planned for release in November 1989. The album was abandoned when Warner Bros. wanted to involve the other original members of The Time, but many of the tracks were saved for Pandemonium and Graffiti Bridge.

Interestingly, the Boom Mix version of Shake! included on the maxi-single contains vocals by Levi Seacer, Jr. and samples from songs of the Graffiti Bridge album (Release It, Graffiti Bridge, The Latest Fashion, Shake! and We Can Funk). This technique of introducing the album on a track was also used for 2 Whom It May Concern in 1992 (and to some degree on the Dance Remix of Let’s Work in 1982). Both tracks (and 7) use samples of a man laughing that comes from Simon Harris’ "Beats, Breaks & Scratches" series (namely Evil Laugh from the fourth volume). This laugh sample on 2 Whom It May Concern and 7 is therefore not considered as a sample of the Boom Mix of Shake!. The backing-music used for the Boom Mix also comes from this collection (100 BPM - Ruff Loop) and is actually a looped sample of Average White Band and Ben E. King’s 1977 song A Star In The Ghetto.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
June - early September 1989 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
1990 Studio names needed Remixes by Levi Seacer, Jr. and Junior Vasquez
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Shake! 4:01 Graffiti Bridge

Shake! single

Studio
Shake! (Extended Mix) 4:57 Shake! single Remix Remix by Levi Seacer, Jr.; rap by Demetrius Ross
Shake! (Battle Mix) 4:01 Shake! single Remix Remix by Levi Seacer, Jr.
Shake! (Boom Mix) 5:05 Shake! single Remix Remix and vocals by Levi Seacer, Jr.; strings by Clare Fischer (sampled from Graffiti Bridge)
Shake! (Funky House Mix) 8:03 Shake! single Remix Remix by Junior Vasquez
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Shake! 3:29 Graffiti Bridge film Studio Different edit from the album version. Released on VHS and DVD.
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Shake! T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
Title Length Released Version Additional info
New Power Generation (Pt. II) 2:57 Graffiti Bridge

New Power Generation single
Controversy single (1993 reissue)

Studio See New Power Generation (Pt. II) for more details
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Shake! Studio Original Corporate World version; edited slightly for release
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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