# Shake That Monkey

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{{Infobox song
| name          = Shake That Monkey
| cover         = 
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [Too Short](/source/Too_Short) featuring [Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz](/source/Lil_Jon)
| album         = [Married to the Game](/source/Married_to_the_Game)
| released      = {{Start date|2003|7|22}}
| recorded      = 2003
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = {{hlist|[Crunk](/source/Crunk)|[hip-hop](/source/hip-hop)|[dirty rap](/source/dirty_rap)}}
| length        = {{Duration|m=04|s=40}}
| label         = [Jive](/source/Jive_Records)
| writer        = {{hlist|[Todd Shaw](/source/Too_Short)|[Jonathan Smith](/source/Lil_Jon)}}
| producer      = Lil Jon
| chronology    = [Too Short](/source/Too_Short)
| prev_title    = Choosin
| prev_year     = 2003
| next_title    = [Blow the Whistle](/source/Blow_the_Whistle_(song))
| next_year     = 2006
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [Lil Jon](/source/Lil_Jon)
 | type       = singles
 | prev_title = [Damn!](/source/Damn!_(song))
 | prev_year  = 2003
 | title      = Shake That Monkey
 | year       = 2003
 | next_title = [Salt Shaker](/source/Salt_Shaker_(song))
 | next_year  = 2003
}}
{{External music video|type= single|header=Audio| {{YouTube|9EWuoodHgG4|"Shake That Monkey"}}}}
}}

"'''Shake That Monkey'''" is a song by American rapper [Too Short](/source/Too_Short), released by [Jive Records](/source/Jive_Records) on July 22, 2003 as the [lead single](/source/lead_single) from his fifteenth album, ''[Married to the Game](/source/Married_to_the_Game)''. It features a guest appearance from hip-hop trio [Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz](/source/Lil_Jon), the former of whom also handled the song's production.

"Shake That Monkey" peaked at number 84 on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100), and remains Too Short's final entry on the chart as a lead artist.

==Track listing==
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*'''US CD''':<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rapmusicguide.com/cd/6752/too-short-shake-that-monkey|title=Too Short - Shake That Monkey: Promo, Single. CD &#124; Rap Music Guide|website=Rapmusicguide.com|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref>
*# "Shake That Monkey" (clean) — 4:40
*# "Shake That Monkey" (explicit) — 4:40
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*'''US 12-inch''':<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/696571-Too-hort-Featuring-Lil-Jon-The-Eastside-Boyz-Shake-That-Monkey|title=Too $hort Featuring Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz – Shake That Monkey (2003, Vinyl)|access-date=1 January 2022|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>
**A1. "Shake That Monkey" (explicit) — 4:40
**A2. "Shake That Monkey" (clean) — 4:40
**B1. "Shake That Monkey" (instrumental)  — 4:40
**B2. "Shake That Monkey" (a capella) — 4:40

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==Credits and personnel==
Information from the vinyl single:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicstack.com/item/165172993|title=Problem Encountered|website=MusicStack.com|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref>
*Producer: Lil Jon
*Executive producer: [Todd Shaw](/source/Too_Short)
*[Recording engineers](/source/Audio_engineer): Ray Seay, John Frye, Asif Ali, and Ryan Dorn
*[Audio mixer](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)): Ray Seay
*[Audio mastering](/source/Audio_mastering): Chaz Harper

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (2004)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardhot100|84|artist=Too Short|song=Shake That Monkey||access-date=April 25, 2014}}
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!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|56|artist=Too Short|song=Shake That Monkey||access-date=April 25, 2014}}
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!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|23|artist=Too Short|song=Shake That Monkey||access-date=April 25, 2014}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|33|artist=Too Short|song=Shake That Monkey||access-date=April 29, 2022}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Too Short (rapper)}}
{{Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz}}

Category:2003 songs
Category:2003 singles
Category:Too Short songs
Category:Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz songs
Category:Songs written by Too Short
Category:Songs written by Lil Jon
Category:Song recordings produced by Lil Jon
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Crunk songs

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