此曲為美國樂團The Cars於1981發行的第4張專輯《Shake It Up》中的同名歌曲，當然也是專輯的主打單曲，在告示牌排行榜達到第4名，也是The Cars首度擠進排行榜前十的歌曲。

此曲為樂團的主唱Ric Ocasek所作，且早在發行的前些年就寫好。據樂團的鼓手說，此曲曾在錄音室錄過好幾次，但總覺得不佳而被丟在一旁，後來他甚至不想錄此曲而與其他團員起了爭執，最後的辦法是：大家將之前所錄的既定模式全部拋棄，而將之視為一首全新的歌曲來對待，此方式果然有效，終於將此曲錄唱完成。

The Cars被定位為「新浪潮 (New Wave)」樂團，音樂風格融合了新舊多種的元素。以此曲而言，歌曲中的「OOO」合音，及歌詞中「quirky jerk」、「night cats」這些跳舞時用的隱語(？)，都有著60年代的身影，但音樂卻是當時先進的電子合成器及電子鼓。

這是一首跳舞歌曲，歌詞似也無何深奧之處。Bass手Benjamin Orr認為此曲的寓意：在生活中塑造自己固定的形象非常重要，也讓別人了解你真正的意思。應該就是勇於做自己及表達自己吧！

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Uh well, dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothin' get in the way
Dance all night, keep the beat
Don't you worry 'bout two left feet
Shake it up
Shake it up, oo yeah
Shake it up
Shake it up
Dance all night and get real loose
You don't need no bad excuse
Dance all night with anyone
Don't let nobody pick your fun
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, yeah yeah
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up
That's right, I said
Dance all night
Go go go
Dance all night
Get real low
Go all night
Get real hot
Well, shake it up now, all you've got, woo
Dance
Oo dance
Uh well, dance all night and whirl your hair
Make the night cats stop and stare
Dance all night, go to work
Do the move with a quirky jerk
Just shake it up, oo oo
Shake it up, oo yeah
Shake it up
Shake it up
Uh well, dance all night
Go go go
Get so light
Get real low
Dance all night
Get real hot
Shake it up, with all you've got, woo
Shake it up, make a scene
Let them know what you really mean
And dance all night, keep the beat
And don't you worry 'bout two left feet
Just shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, oo oo, yeah
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, oh, yeah
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo
Shake it up, shake it up, yeah yeah, shake it up
Oo oo, shake it up
Shake it up, shake it up babe
Shake it up, oo, oo