"Shake" (stylized "SHAKE") is a song by South Korean

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band

CNBLUE CNBLUE () is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rapping, rap), Kang Min-hyuk (drum kit, drums), and Lee Jung-shin (bass guitar, bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang- ...

. It was released on May 10, 2017, as its 11th single under

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and 14th single overall in Japan. The song was written by members

Jung Yong-hwa Jung Yong-hwa (; ; born June 22, 1989), also known mononymously as Yonghwa, is a South Korean singer, musician and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in ''You're ...

and

Lee Jong-hyun Lee Jong-hyun (born May 15, 1990), also known by his mononym Jonghyun, is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an om ...

, along with composers Albi Albertsson and Justin Reinstein. The single was released in four editions: Regular Edition, Limited Editions A and B, and a fan club-only Boice Limited Edition. "Shake" debuted on the weekly

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at number five. The band has embarked on the CNBLUE Spring Live 2017 "Shake! Shake!" arena tour, where they will hold six concerts in

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, and

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Composition and recording

"Shake" was written by frontman

, who composed the song along with bandmate

and musicians Albi Albertsson and Justin Reinstein. It is a

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song which is evocative of "early summer feels". While writing the song, Jung imagined working as a

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"doing a job I don't like and didn't suit me", concluding that, "we should forget such difficult times together because working is difficult no matter the job". The band sought to conceive a "fun song", with Jung wanting to "cheer up the listener". The four composers met during a song camp, where they wrote "Shake". While production took place in studio, the track was arranged after they deliberated between each other; they ultimately decided on a "bright" atmosphere for the song.

Release and promotion

"Shake" was announced as CNBLUE's 11th single on March 9, 2017, with a release date of May 10; a music video teaser for "Shake" was simultaneously uploaded on

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that day. A video digest for the single was unveiled on April 3. A choreography video was released on April 14. This was followed by the full music video was released five days later. The song was made available on

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s on April 21. "Shake" was released on May 10 in four editions: Regular Edition; Limited Edition A with bonus DVD content that includes the music video and making film of "Shake", and multi-angle performance footage of "Royal Rumble" and "Face to Face" at CNBLUE's 5th Anniversary Arena Tour 2016 "Our Glory Days" at

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; Limited Edition B with bonus DVD content that includes multi-angle performance footage of "Be OK" and "Glory Days" at the arena tour; and Boice Limited Edition with one of four possible

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. The band embarked on the CNBLUE Spring Live 2017 "Shake! Shake!" arena tour; the first two concerts took place between May 17–18 in

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, and continued through June 17–18 in

at the

, and on June 21–22 in

at the

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. The final two shows of the tour were recorded, which will spawn a DVD and Blu-ray of the same name on October 10.

Chart performance

On the issue dated May 22, 2017, "Shake" debuted at number five on the weekly

, selling 25,238 copies in its first week. On the same issue date, the song debuted at number 10 on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100. The single has sold 26,782 copies since its release.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shake (Cnblue Song) 2017 singles 2017 songs CNBLUE songs Songs in Japanese Songs written by Jung Yong-hwa Songs written by Lee Jong-hyun Warner Music Japan singles South Korean dance-pop songs