"Shots" is a song performed by American electro recording duo LMFAO featuring American rapper Lil Jon. It was released as the third single from the first album '' Party Rock''. The song was written by Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, and Eric Delatorre. In the 2010s, ''Shots'' became a go-to drinking anthem and pub song, it can also be a communal drinking song, citing the repetitive chorus chant of "Shots, Shots, Shots!" being used colloquially. 13 years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ''Shots'' was used as an incentive at pharmacies and clinics in North America as a celebratory song for the general public getting vaccinated, being a word play for the COVID-19 "shot" or "jab".

Music video

The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on December 4, 2009. The video was filmed at Tao Beach at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The video begins with people sunbathing at the Tao Beach pool. Suddenly, Lil Jon, LMFAO, Q, Eric D-Lux and many others appear out of nowhere and began singing the song. The video also features GoonRock, who later appears in LMFAO's hit singles " Party Rock Anthem" and "

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Track listings

;Album version #"Shots" (Explicit version) – 3:42 #"Shots" (Clean version) – 3:39 ;Digital download #"Shots" (Dummejungs Remix) – 5:06 #"Shots" (Electro Remix) – 4:48

Credits and personnel

*Lead vocals – LMFAO and Lil Jon *Additional vocals – Eric D-Lux * Lyrics – Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, Eric Delatorre * Label:

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Popular culture

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film, '' Puss in Boots''. *Bowdoin College's hockey teams play this song when the Polar Bears score a goal. *The song was used for promotion of the 2012 comedy film, '' That's My Boy''. *The chorus was used and

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on the cover. *A small section of the song was used in the film '' American Reunion''.

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