Shakin' (Eddie Money song)


"Shakin'" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money from his Platinum-certified album No Control, released in 1982. It was co-written by Eddie Money, Elizabeth Myers, and Ralph Carter, and released as a single, reaching #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
The video for the single featured actress/model Patricia Kotero, better known as Apollonia, as the female doing the "shakin". She would later go on to co-star in the film Purple Rain. Rae's Diner, located on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, CA is featured in the video. It is still in business today.

Lyrics

In 2018, Money confirmed a long standing theory to Rolling Stone magazine that the song did indeed include the word "tits," even in the version played on the radio.

In popular culture

The song is a playable track on the music video game . The song's video was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butthead. The duo enjoyed the video, particularly Money's faces while watching the model dance around.