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"Shake It Off"
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album The Emancipation of Mimi
A-side"Get Your Number"
B-side"Secret Love"
ReleasedJuly 11, 2005 (2005-07-11)
Recorded2004
GenreR&B
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Bryan-Michael Cox
  • Johntá Austin
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"We Belong Together"
(2005)
"Shake It Off"
(2005)
"Get Your Number"
(2005)
Music video
"Shake It Off" on
YouTube

"Shake It Off" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). It was written and produced by Carey along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin. The song was serviced to radio on July 11, 2005, by Island and Mercury Records as the album's third single in the United States, while "Get Your Number" served as the album's third single elsewhere. Described by Dupri as "ghetto," the track is a R&B song that makes use of pop and hip hop influences and a simple, sparse production. Lyrically, the song follows Carey as she moves on from her relationship with an unfaithful lover, packing her things and breaking up with him over an answering machine.

The song was well received by music critics, with many complimenting its simple yet inspirational lyrics, as well as calling it a standout track from the album. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, blocked by Carey's own "We Belong Together" and Kanye West's and Jamie Foxx’s "Gold Digger" for six weeks. Furthermore, it marked the first time a female lead artist occupied the top two positions of the Hot 100. The song also peaked at numbers six and five in Australia and New Zealand, and numbers fifteen and nine in Ireland and the United Kingdom, respectively.

The song's music video, directed by

The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006), the Angels Advocate Tour (2010), The Elusive Chanteuse Show (2014), The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (2016), the All The Hits Tour with Lionel Richie (2017) and her second concert residency, The Butterfly Returns
(2018).

Background

Carey had produced back-to-back commercially and critically failing albums, Glitter (2001) and Charmbracelet (2002).[1] After the release of "Charmbracelet", and its succeeding tour, Carey began working on The Emancipation of Mimi, her tenth studio effort.[2][3] By November 2004, Carey had already recorded several songs for the album.[4] Island Records head L.A. Reid suggested Carey to compose a few more strong singles to ensure the project's commercial success.[4] Noting that she had written some of her best work with Jermaine Dupri, Reid recommended that Carey meet with Dupri for a brief studio session.[4] Carey took Reid's advice and headed to Atlanta to collaborate with Dupri.[4] During this two-day trip, the duo wrote and produced "Shake It Off" and "Get Your Number," which were eventually released as the album's third and fourth singles.[4] Following this recording session, "Shake It Off" was briefly selected as the album's lead single, replacing the two other contenders "Stay The Night" and "Say Somethin'".[4][5] Dupri explained to MTV News:

I had that beat actually before she got to the studio. So she came in, she heard that beat and was like, 'Yeah, that's what I want.' That was one of the first records we had. I didn't really know what to do for her because I didn't hear nothing else that was on the album, but I just felt like she didn't have that bounce on her album.[6]

Composition

"Shake It Off" is a mid-tempo

beats per minute. It is composed in the key of D major with Carey's vocal range spanning from the low-note of D3 to the high-note of G#6. The song follows in the chord progression of Bm7–Am7–Gmaj7[11] The verses and chorus remain in a narrow voice range, until according to Jon Pareles of The New York Times, Carey "gives herself a few of her old sky-high notes as a background flourish" near the song's end.[7] According to Carey's album guide in Rolling Stone, Dupri leaves his trademark on the album's best tracks including "Shake It Off", with the track's production and beat described as "syncopated" and "bouncy."[12]

Lyrically, the song features a message of female strength, the song lyrics were described as "goofy" and "fun" by Larry Katz from the Boston Herald.[13] Reading "Just like the Calgon commercial / I really gotta get up out of here", Carey tells her lover that she is leaving him, making a "clever" reference to a commercial.[14] In regards to the latter lyrics, Lawrence Farber from the Windy City Times wrote "they are a playful approach to bitterness—and, more specifically, a cheatin' bad apple."[15] She then sings "By the time you get this message / It's gonna be too late / So don't bother paging me / 'Cause I'll be on my way," establishing that the relationship is over, and that he shouldn't even try to mend the situation.[14] She also makes reference to his infidelity, "with this one and that one / By the pool, on the beach, in the streets."[14] In an interview with MTV News, Dupri discussed the song's composition:

"'Shake It Off' was just like ... That comes from that style of I guess [Usher's] Confessions and just that bounce. It's got a lot of ingredients to it because I never thought that Mariah could make a bouncy type of record. When you hear that song — the whole bounce of the record and the way she's flipping it and the stuff she talking about ... I knew that record was gonna go just because you never heard Mariah talk about this stuff. ... She's like, 'I packed up my Louis Vuitton.' She took it really on the ghetto side. I knew that was gonna strike people. Either it was gonna hit them in a wrong way or they was gonna love it.[6]

Critical reception

"Shake It Off" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.

Yahoo! Music UK said the song was "Usher-lite".[10] Lawrence Ferber from the Windy City Times described "Shake It Off" as a "standout" track from the album.[15] When discussing the track with Ferber, Carey described the song as her favorite from The Emancipation of Mimi: "Shake it off can apply to anything. Whatever personal dramas we go through, put that song on and you lose the anxiety or intensity of the moment. I'll listen to that song when I've just come out of an annoying meeting. I gotta shake this off."[15] While Todd Burns from Stylus Magazine described it as "sultry",[18] a writer from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram called it "lyrically crude" and "ghetto".[19] Similarly, The Michigan Daily's Chris Gaerig criticized Carey's "airy vocals" and wrote "Carey sounds like a 13-year-old boy going through puberty, singing love songs to a grade school crush."[20]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Shake It Off" entered the

Hot Dance Club Play chart.[29] "Shake It Off" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies.[30]

"Shake It Off" was released throughout Australia and New Zealand as the third single from The Emancipation of Mimi in late 2005.

UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number nine during the week of October 15, 2005.[32] Dropping to number ten the following week, the song lasted a total of eight weeks in the singles chart before making its descent.[35]

Remix

"Shake It Off" became another remix in which Carey would feature a hip-hop artist, having done so several times in the past.

Young Jeezy, who considered the position the "highest-profile guest appearance to date" that he had been offered.[38]
In an interview with MTV News, Jeezy described how he came to be included on the remix:

When I got the call [from Mariah], I was like, 'I don't know if that's me. She was like, 'Nah, it's gonna be your type of beat.' I'm like, 'Oh, for real?' Then when Hov called he said, 'I'm gonna do it with you.' I was like, 'Dag, this is big.' But when I did it, I kept it me and kept it 'hood. At first I ain't think she was gonna like it but she called and said she loved it. From there it was a wrap. That's history. Mariah is known for doing remixes with street cats from

O.D.B., so to be a part of that was a good look for me and the Def Jam movement.[38][39]

According to Jayanathi Daniel, writer of The New York Sun, Carey's remixes of "Shake If Off" and "It's Like That" helped cement her impression on the music scene during the release of The Emancipation of Mimi, writing "the multiple mix tapes, further legitimized her return."[40] In a review of Jay-Z's material at the time, an editor at XXL rated the remix two out of five stars, criticizing his lyrics and "swag", which he felt were missing during lines reading "The Emancipation of M-I-M-I / I spray semi rrrah, rrrrah / Twenty worldwide nigga get your plaques / Guess who the fuck got his swagger back?". He concluded on a mixed note, writing "With run-of-the-mill punchlines and a dated reference to How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Jay seems to be missing some of his usual swagger on this white label–only remix."[41]

Music video

Background

The song's music video was originally scheduled to be directed by

high-heeled pumps, she had the video crew carry her to various sections of the set.[43] When Nava suggested she wear a pair of sensible flat footwear in between shoots, Carey jokingly replied "my feet repel them dahling."[44] When recalling the moment in a later interview, Carey claimed her feet were "in agony" and said "My high heels had left my feet bleeding. Laugh all you want, my feet hurt."[44]

Synopsis

Carey ending her relationship with her lover via an answering machine. The image also shows the singer wearing the high heels, which required her assistance for moving around in them.

The single's video was directed by Jake Nava, and contains numerous wardrobe changes by Carey in a storyline involving luxurious scenery in which the singer leaves her significant other. It is presented in one continuous shot, with no edits.[45] The video begins with a TV screen and the word 'Mimi' appearing, while on the monitor, Dupri raps his introduction. As the television fades, Carey is then shown lying in a bathtub overflowing with water and rose petals, with her hair flowing over the side of the tub. Next, the camera follows down one floor of the mansion to find Carey, decked out in bright blue makeup and high heels, as she sings "By the time you get this message / It's gonna be too late / So don't bother paging me / 'Cause I'll be on my way," into the phone, which she then throws against the wall.[45] A short scene is then shown of her lover in a strip club, receiving the message Carey had sent him. As he reads it, he blows smoke into the screen, fading to reveal Carey dressed in a sleeveless black coat and dress, before grabbing her bag and heading out the door as she sings, "So I packed up my Louis Vuitton / Jumped in your ride and took off."[45]

As she leaves the mansion, she exits into "Emancipation Street", a ghetto looking plaza made up entirely of props and hand made stores on a painted backdrop. With shops named "So So Fetch" and "Pink Yet Lavender", Carey then walks up to a brick wall, where she passes Dupri, who makes a cameo appearance.[45] As she leans on the wall, her coat slips off, and two schoolgirls do a shake dance at the pay phones. As the camera pans upwards to the wall to a sign featuring a photo of Carey and the song's title, Carey then appears driving away in a Lamborghini Murciélago speaking on her PDA with Chris Tucker, who as a cameo, appears on the set of the video shoot, as the man in the passenger's seat.[45] As Carey leaves her lover a second message, he is seen frolicking pool-side with two other women, while she says "with this one and that one / By the pool, on the beach, in the streets."[45] Her phone breaks up as she drives past the "Hollyhood" sign, so she tells him, "Hold on," singing, "Save this recording, because I'm never coming back home."[45] Carey is then shown on bleachers at a high school football game, with Da Brat featured as a cameo act, as she argues with a man in the background. She writes 'MiMi' on one of the bleachers and the letters transform into a large shiny "MIMI" sign made of lights, which appear in large, vibrant lights. Carey walks up to a microphone in front of the large 'MIMI' lights, and dances and sings in front of the camera, wearing a revealing black ensemble and leopard print boots. In the final scene, Carey is seen on a beach, as she slips out of her robe and walks into the sunset, with the glare obscuring whether she's wearing any clothing.[45]

Reception

The video was nominated for a

Billboard's Hot Videoclip Tracks chart.[49] The video was well received by fans and critics alike, with a writer from The Sacramento Bee writing how he thought it was impressive that Carey at 35, and with over fifteen years in the business, had arranged such a popular video.[50] He also described it as "sassy, fun and ghetto", while outing it as one of her best videos.[50]

Live performances

The Adventures of Mimi Tour
(2006). Carey is shown walking down the spiral staircase, onto the main stage, as the Broadway-styled 'MIMI' prop descend from the rafters.

Following the release of "It's Like That", Carey embarked on several stateside, European and Asian promotional tours in support of The Emancipation of Mimi, as well as its accompanying singles. In the United Kingdom, Carey filmed a two-part appearance on the British music program

Miami Beach Florida, with Carey's performance taking place at the National Hotel in South Beach.[55] Apart from The Killers, she was the only performer to tape their appearance from an undisclosed location in Miami. After being introduced by Eva Longoria, Carey appeared on a long stage in the hotel's courtyard, with Dupri opening the song with his rap verses in a nearby cabana.[56] After performing "Shake It Off" and the official remix version of "We Belong Together," Carey made her way into the shallow pool, followed by Dupri and the back-up dancers.[56]

At the 2005

Adventures of Mimi and Angels Advocate Tours.[65] On the former tour, the performance began as a large Broadway-styled prop reading 'MIMI', similar to the one from the video, descended from the rafters.[66] As the song began, Carey walked down a spiraled staircase, ushered by one of her several back up dancers.[66] Sporting a black bikini and matching sheer cape, Carey sang the song while, according to some critics, performing some of her most diverse physical movements from the entire show.[65] On her Angels Advocate Tour, Carey performed the song during the first quarter of the concert.[67] According to Ryan J. Downey of MTV News, Carey gave a "rousing rendition" of the song, and "set the tone for what felt like a celebratory evening."[67]

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits for The Emancipation of Mimi adapted from the album's liner notes.[72]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[99] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[100] Platinum 1,000,000
United States (RIAA)[30]
Mastertone
Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11)
  • urban radio
Island [101]
Australia October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) CD [102]
United Kingdom CD (with "Get Your Number") [103]
Various January 29, 2021 EP Def Jam [104]

See also

  • List of artists with the most number ones on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart

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