Shake Me Down

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"Shake Me Down"
Matt Schultz, Daniel Tichenor
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Cage the Elephant singles chronology
"Back Against the Wall"
(2009) 		"Shake Me Down"
(2010) 		"Around My Head"
(2011)
Music video
"Shake Me Down" on
YouTube

"Shake Me Down" is the first single and fourth track on Cage the Elephant's second album Thank You, Happy Birthday. A music video for the single was released on January 11, 2011.

Best Rock Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards[3]

Composition

The song features Cage the Elephant percussionist

Matthew Shultz singing about life's many depressing aspects in the verses, while the chorus is a short burst of optimism.[5]
The song features quiet verses broken by loud drum interludes.

Music video

In the music video, directed by

Best Rock Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.[7]

Chart performance

The single proved to be their most successful in the UK despite not being their highest charting; it spent 6 weeks in the top 100 at number 99, 87, 78, 58, 55, then a final week at number 67. "In One Ear" and "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" both spent 2 weeks in the top 100.

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 51
Canada
Rock (Billboard)[9]
 1
Scotland (OCC)[10] 56
UK Singles (OCC)[11]
 55
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 78
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 2
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Track Review: Cage the Elephant – Shake Me Down - MusicDune". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. ^ Mason, Kim. "CTE video nominated for MTV Video Music Award's Best Rock Video". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Shake Me Down by Cage the Elephant - Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Cage the Elephant - Shake Me Down Lyrics". SongMeanings.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Cage the Elephant – Shake Me Down [REVIEW] – the Deceptive Cadence". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  7. ^ Montgomery, James. "Cage The Elephant's VMA Nod 'A Total Surprise'". MTV News. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Cage the Elephant – Shake Me Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

External links

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