Debbie Gibson "Shake Your Love (Single & Video)"

"Shake Your Love" (Atlantic 89187, Atlantic UK A9187) is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the lead off single for her debut album, Out of the Blue (1987) (LP 81780). Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson and produced by Fred Zarr and engineered by Don Feinberg for BiZarr Music, Inc., with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer. It was released in September 1987 and reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the UK, reaching No. 7 in early 1988. Both tracks on the US-specification single also appeared among the six total tracks of the simultaneously released maxi-single (Atlantic DM 86651), which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Maxi-Singles chart.

The music video to support this single, eventually included on Gibson's video album Out of the Blue (Atlantic VHS 50123) was set on a facsimile of a drive-in movie theater lot and choreographed by Paula Abdul.

In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist. Also in 2010, it was featured in the eighth episode of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Reviewer of american magazine Cashbox called Gibson "multi-talented teen" and expressed an assurance that "this upbeat, playful number" that "sounds like a smash" will "completely saturate" radio airwaves.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

7" vinyl single

1. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal Mix) 3:46
2. "Shake Your Love" (Bad Dubb Version) 5:03

12" vinyl single

1. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal Club Mix) 5:53
2. "Shake Your Love" (Bonus Beats) 6:52
3. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal/LP Version) 3:37
4. "Shake Your Love" (Badd Dub Version) 4:55
5. "Shake Your Love" (Vocal/Bassapella) 3:25
6. "Shake Your Love" (Shake the House Version) 5:48