Body Shake

The track was composed by William Alexander Smith aka T. C. Curtis. Smith co-produced it with Al Williams.^[1][2]

The song appears on the various artists compilation, The Best Of British Jazz-Funk Volume 2.^[3][4]

It was released in the United States and Canada on the Quality and RFC labels, and a brief review in the United States music trade magazine, Record World by Brian Chin in his Disco File column. He referred to it as a bright hyper-electronic number. He noted the length and the few changes of both the vocal and instrumental versions. He also said it was "fast and punchy, like a new, poppier "War Dance".^[5]

The April 3, 1982 issue of Billboard showed that "Body Shake" was an add-on to the playlist of WKTU-FM in New York City.^[6] On the week of April 10, 1982, James Hamilton reported that "Body Shake" was getting played in the United States on New York urban contemporary radio.^[7]