Shakin' It 4 Daddy

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"Shakin' It 4 Daddy"
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Length3:52
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Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Polow da Don

"Shakin' It 4 Daddy" (sometime rendered as "Shakin' It for Daddy") is a song recorded by American singer Robin Thicke for his fourth studio album, Sex Therapy: The Session (2009). It features rap verses by hip hop artist Nicki Minaj. The song was written by Thicke, Jamal Jones, Ester Dean and Minaj, while production was handled by Jones under his stage name Polow da Don.

Background and production

Nicki Minaj provided rap verses on "Shakin' It 4 Daddy"

"Shakin' It 4 Daddy" was written by

Young Money, Cash Money Records and Universal Motown Records.[1]

Although the song was originally planned to be released as a single in the United States, the release was later cancelled for unknown reasons.[3] A promotional CD single was released in the US in 2009 and featured the dirty version, clean version, and the instrumental of the song.[4] A digital remix by Manon Dave was released on February 8, 2011 via 7digital store, in several countries worldwide including Australia,[5] Canada,[6] France,[7] Germany,[8] Spain,[9] the United Kingdom[10] and the United States.[11]

Composition

"Shakin' It 4 Daddy" is a

Usher party record that is Thicke's Southern-style hip-hop homage to the strip club and nightclub generation."[13] In "Shakin' It 4 Daddy", Thicke sings about a "booty-shakin' mami".[14]

Critical response

Andy Kellman of

About.com cited "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" as the only "real failure" of Sex Therapy, declaring the song to be out-of-character for Thicke, as it sounds more like a song that Justin Timberlake may have recorded.[14] Writing for PopMatters, Tyler Lewis declared that "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" contains "pretty standard Polow da Don production", but that it succeeds in "rendering all the lyrics meaningless". He concluded that "it's the rhythm of the language that you respond to", not its lyrics.[17] August Brown of the Los Angeles Times declared "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" to be déclassé by Thicke's standards.[12]

Live performances

Thicke and Minaj performed the song numerous times, including on

BET's 106 & Park in December 2009 and on the Late Show with David Letterman
in February 2010.

Track listings
  1. "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" (Dirty Version) – 2:52
  2. "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" (Clean Version) – 2:52
  3. "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" (Instrumental) – 2:52
  • 'Digital download (remix)[5]
  1. "Shakin' It 4 Daddy" (Manon Dave Remix) – 4:00

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sex Therapy.[1] Locations

  • Vocals recorded at Thom Thom Studios

Personnel

  • Robin Thicke – vocals, songwriter
  • Nicki Minaj – vocals, songwriter
  • Ester Dean – songwriter
  • Polow da Don – songwriter, producer
  • Jeremy Stevenson – recording engineer

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia[5] February 8, 2011 Digital download (remix) Interscope
Canada[6]
France[7]
Germany[8]
Spain[9]
United Kingdom[10]
United States[11] Star Trak

References

  1. ^
    Sex Therapy (booklet). Robin Thicke. Interscope Records, Star Trak Entertainment. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  2. ^ a b c d Reid, Shaheeem (February 5, 2010). "Nicki Minaj Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From Jay-Z". MTV News. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Robin Thicke on Nicki Minaj: 'She's Gonna Have a Very Long Career'". Rap-Up. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. ^
    promo single liner notes). Robin Thicke feat. Nicki Minaj. Star Trak Entertainment, Interscope Records. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  5. ^ a b c d "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke". 7digital (AU). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke". 7digital (CA). 8 February 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke" (in French). 7digital (FR). 2 August 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke" (in German). 7digital (DE). Retrieved August 1, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ a b "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke" (in Spanish). 7digital (ES). 2 August 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke". 7digital (UK). Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Shakin' It 4 Daddy (Manon Dave Remix) by Robin Thicke". 7digital (US). Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Brown, August (December 14, 2009). "Album review: Robin Thicke's 'Sex Therapy: The Session'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  13. MuchMusic
    . Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Review: Robin Thicke - 'Sex Therapy'".
  15. ^ "Sex Therapy: The Experience - Robin Thicke - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  16. ^ Jarmon, Kyle (11 December 2009). "ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy album review". Parlé Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  17. ^ "Robin Thicke: Sex Therapy".
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