Shake Your Thang


"Shake Your Thang" is a 1988 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released as the first single taken from their second studio album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa. It features the Washington, D.C.-based go-go musical band, E.U.. The song samples "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers and "Funky President" by James Brown.
In an interview, Salt explained she considers herself a feminist "in a way", emphasizing the need for women to avoid complete emotional and financial dependence on men. Songs like "Tramp" and "Shake Your Thang" express these feminist themes of female autonomy.

Track listing

; 7" single
  1. Shake Your Thang – 3:59
  2. Spinderella's Not A Fella – 4:27
; 12" vinyl / CD single
A1. "Shake Your Thang" – 5:16
A2. "Shake Your Thang" – 3:59
A3. "Shake Your Thang" – 4:02
A4. "Shake Your Thang" – 0:28
B1. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" – 4:24
B2. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" – 4:17
B3. "Spinderella's Not A Fella" – 0:36

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