The Jacksons/Jackson 5 - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground(1978)

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Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground), released in December 1978, is a 1979 hit single recorded by The Jacksons for CBS/Epic Records. The most successful of the Jacksons' disco/funk-era recordings for Epic, "Shake Your Body" (originally demoed as "Shake a Body") was produced by the Jackson brothers, written by Michael and Randy Jackson, and featured Michael on lead vocals. Released to radio in a single edit of three minutes and forty-five seconds and played in its full nearly seven‑minute version by clubs, the single charted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number three on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. "Shake Your Body" sold over two million copies, attaining double‑platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America. The single was later sampled by Huey Lewis & The News on their 1984 hit "I Want a New Drug" as well as popular reggae artist Shaggy for his 2000 single "Dance & Shout".