The Shake (Neal McCoy song)

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ReleasedMay 12, 1997
Length3:33
"The Shake"
Single by Neal McCoy
from the album Greatest Hits
ReleasedMay 12, 1997
GenreCountry
Length3:33
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Jon McElroy
Butch Carr
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Neal McCoy singles chronology
"That Woman of Mine"
(1997)
"The Shake"
(1997)
"If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)"
(1997)

"The Shake" is a song written by Jon McElroy and Butch Carr, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released May 1997 as the only single from McCoy's Greatest Hits compilation album. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1997.[1] It peaked at number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers, and premiered on CMT on June 16, 1997. In the video, a teenage boy walks in, and Neal's mom, played as a homage to Leave It to Beaver. The song starts as he and his band are performing in the garage. The video ends with the mother starting to dance.

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