"Shake" is the third single from the

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album, ''

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''. It features the rapper Pitbull. The song contains a sample of "

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" by

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. The official remix features Pitbull with a new verse and

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, featured in the Ying Yang Twins' ''

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'' and Pitbull's '' Money Is Still a Major Issue''. The song makes a reference to the songs "

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" by

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and "Back that Azz Up" by Juvenile. The music video had heavy airplay on

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and VH1. The video was directed by Life Garland. For radio and television, a re-recorded version was released, replacing for instance "Where niggas go to see naked hoes" with "Where brothers go to see girls come out them clothes."

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