Shake for the Sheik

"Shake for the Sheik" is a song by English pop-rock band The Escape Club, from their 1988 album Wild Wild West. Written by the band members and produced by Chris Kimsey, the song was released as the album's second single and reached number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1989.

"Shake for the Sheik"
Single by The Escape Club
from the album Wild Wild West
B-side"Working for the Fatman"
Released1988 (1988)
Recorded1987
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:02 (LP version)
3:40 (Single version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)The Escape Club
Producer(s)Chris Kimsey
The Escape Club singles chronology
"Wild Wild West"
(1988)		 "Shake for the Sheik"
(1988)		 "Walking Through Walls"
(1989)

Release and reception

"Shake for the Sheik", the follow-up to the U.S. number one hit "Wild, Wild West", was released as a single in November 1988. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 81 in December.[1] The song spent five weeks in the Top 40 section of the chart, peaking at number 28 in January 1989.[1] The single remained on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.[1] "Shake for the Sheik" reached number 24 on the Singles Sales chart and number 28 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[2] The song also reached number 46 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[3]

Lead vocalist Trevor Steel said the song "was going down well, especially since we considered ourselves a live band. The humor of the title was a little lost on the U.S. audience, since Americans pronounce Sheik differently than we in the UK do."[4]

Track listing
7" Vinyl (U.S.)
  1. "Shake for the Sheik" – 3:40
  2. "Working for the Fatman" – 3:00
12" Vinyl (U.S., Canada)
  1. "Shake for the Sheik" (Dance version) – 7:22
  2. "Shake for the Sheik" (Single edit) – 3:45
  3. "Shake for the Sheik" (Dub mix) – 6:17
  4. "Working for the Fatman" – 3:00

Chart performance
Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 28
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 46
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References
  1. "'Shake for the Sheik' - Escape Club - Chart History". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0.
  3. "The Escape Club - 'Shake for the Sheik'". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  4. Michaels, Randolph (2005). Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-595-37007-8.
  5. "Escape Club - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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