Get Shaky

Album: Single Release Only (2008)
Charted: 9
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Songfacts®:

  • Although American, Ian Carey plies his trade as a house DJ in the UK. The Ian Carey Project is a side project of his.
  • Vocalist Kelly Barnes, who also co-wrote this song, hails from Los Angeles and is in a rock band called Ragsy.
  • This dance anthem first became a commercial smash hit in Australia and New Zealand in late 2008. It spent 26 weeks on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart peaking at #2 for 2 weeks and selling over 100,000 units in Australian territory. In August 2009 it debuted in the UK Top 10.
  • The song's music video won the Best Dance Video category at the 2009 MTV Music Awards Australia.

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