

I don't know what's going to happen to you, baby But I do know that I love you You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky And I do know that I want you Let's dance, let's shout Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground You tease me with your loving to play hard to get 'Cause you do know that I love it You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky And I do know that I want you Let's dance, let's shout Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground You are the spark that lit the fire inside of me And you know that I love it I need to do just something to get closer to your soul And you do know that I want you Let's dance, let's shout Let's dance, let's shout © 2005 Laurie
I don't know what's going to happen to you, baby But I do know that I love you You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky And I do know that I want you Let's dance, let's shout Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground You tease me with your loving to play hard to get 'Cause you do know that I love it You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky And I do know that I want you Let's dance, let's shout Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground Shake your body down to the ground You are the spark that lit the fire inside of me And you know that I love it I need to do just something to get closer to your soul And you do know that I want you Let's dance, let's shout Let's dance, let's shout © 2005 Laurie
A gravação de “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)” aconteceu no verão de 1978 em diversos estúdios de Los Angeles, incluindo Cherokee Recording Studios e California Record Plant, refletindo a busca dos Jacksons por diferentes texturas sonoras.
Paulinho Da Costa, renomado percussionista brasileiro, contribuiu com percussões, adicionando um ritmo contagiante que ajudou a música a alcançar o #3 no R&B e o #7 no Pop nos EUA.
O single foi lançado em fevereiro de 1979 nos EUA pela Epic Records/CBS, com a mesma duração de 3 min 43 s tanto nos EUA quanto na Grã‑Bretanha, demonstrando a consistência na produção entre os mercados.
No Reino Unido, o B‑side “All Night Dancin’” tinha 6 min 09 s, contrastando com a versão mais curta de “That’s What You Get (For Being Polite)” nos EUA, evidenciando estratégias de marketing distintas para cada região.
Os arranjos vocais foram feitos pelos próprios Jacksons, enquanto Greg Phillinganes liderou os arranjos de ritmo e Tom Tom 84 cuidou das seções de cordas e metais, mostrando a colaboração interna entre membros e músicos convidados.
A faixa manteve-se no topo das paradas, alcançando o #4 no Reino Unido, destacando o sucesso internacional do grupo durante a era pós‑Motown.
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