"Shake" is the third single from the

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album, '' U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)''. It features the rapper Pitbull. The song contains a sample of " Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz. The official remix features Pitbull with a new verse and

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, featured on the Ying Yang Twins' '' U.S.A. Still United'' and Pitbull's '' Money Is Still a Major Issue''. The song makes a reference to the songs " The New Workout Plan" by

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and "

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" by Juvenile. The music video had heavy airplay on

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and

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. 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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