Shake Your Thang

"Shake Your Thang"
Single by Salt-N-Pepa
from the album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
A-side	Shake Your Thang
B-side	Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ)
Released	August 1, 1988
Format	CD single, Cassette, 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl
Recorded	Bayside Sound
Genre	R&B, hip-hop
Length	3:59
Label	Next Plateau Entertainment / London Records
Writer(s)	O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley
Producer(s)	Hurby Luv Bug
Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology
"Chick on the Side" (1987) "Shake Your Thang " (1988) "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" (1988)

"Shake Your Thang" is a 1988 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released as the first single taken from their second studio album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa. It's credited as featuring Washington, D.C. based go-go band, E.U.. The song samples "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers and "Funky President" by James Brown.^[1]

In an interview Cheryl James (aka 'Salt') stated she considers herself a feminist "in a way", emphasizing the need for women to avoid complete emotional and financial dependence on men. Songs like "Tramp" and "Shake Your Thang" express these feminist themes of female autonomy.^[2]

Track listing

7" single ^[3]

1. Shake Your Thang – 3:59
2. Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl D.J.) – 4:27

12" vinyl / CD single ^[4]

A1. "Shake Your Thang" (Club Mix) – 5:16
A2. "Shake Your Thang" (Radio Version) – 3:59
A3. "Shake Your Thang" (Instrumental) – 4:02
A4. "Shake Your Thang" (Acappella) – 0:28
B1. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" (But A Girl DJ) (Vocal) – 4:24
B2. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" (But A Girl DJ) (Instrumental) – 4:17
B3. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" (But A Girl DJ) (Acappella) – 0:36

Chart performance

Country (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	9
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9]	9
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[10]	22
US Hot Rap Tracks[11]	14
US Dance[11]	8

References

1. "Salt-N-Pepa-E.U.-Shake-Your-Thang-The-Isley-Brothers-It's-Your-Thing". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
2. Rose, Tricia (May 1990). "Never Trust A Big Butt and a Smile" (PDF). Camera Obscura 8 (2): 108–131. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. "Shake Your Thang / Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ) 7". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
4. "Shake Your Thang / Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ) 12". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
5. "Australian-charts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – Shake Your Thang". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
6. "Ultratop.be – Salt-N-Pepa – Shake Your Thang" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. "Musicline.de – Salt-N-Pepa Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
8. "Shake Your Thang in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Salt-N-Pepa search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
10. "Salt-N-Pepa". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
11. "Salt-N-Pepa awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.