Shake It (Sakis Rouvas song)

"Shake It"
Single by Sakis Rouvas
from the album To Hrono Stamatao (Re-release)
Released	April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)
Format	Radio single, CD single, digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Greek (syrto - syrtaki), Pop, Dance-pop
Length	3:00
Label	Minos EMI
Writer(s)	Nektarios Tyrakis
Producer(s)	Nikos Terzis
Sakis Rouvas singles chronology
"Feelings" (2003) "Shake It" (2004) "Se Thelo San Trelos" (2004)
To Hrono Stamatao (Re-release) track listing "Shake It" (1) "Ise Ta Panda" (2) Audio sample file info · help Alternative cover Scandinavian cover "Shake It" Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry Country Greece Artist(s) Sakis Rouvas Language English Composer(s) Nikos Terzis Lyricist(s) Nektarios Tirakis Finals performance Semi-final result 3rd Semi-final points 238 Final result 3rd Final points 252 Appearance chronology ◄ "Never Let You Go" (2003)    "My Number One" (2005) ►

"Shake It" is an English language song by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas and was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. The song is an up-tempo number, with Rouvas telling his lover that "I would trade my life for a night with you" and asking the lover to "shake it" for him. The music - by Nikos Terzis - also features some traditional Greek instrumentation as well as the heavy dance beats increasingly prominent at the Contest.

The performance was similarly sexualised, with Rouvas beginning by dancing with two girls wearing suits. As he sang the line "my world's on fire", he pulled red scarves from the trousers of his backing dancers. Later, he removed the suits from his dancers, revealing skimpy gold costumes. They later returned the favour by tearing his white jacket from him at the start of the final chorus, leaving him wearing a singlet and jeans. Live recordings of the performance feature loud cheers from the crowd as well as audible panting from Rouvas at the end of his athletic dance routine.

As Greece had not finished in the top 10 at the 2003 Contest, the song was first performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed tenth, following Monaco's Maryon with "Notre Planète" and preceding Ukraine's Ruslana with "Wild Dances". At the close of voting, it had received 238 points, placing 3rd in the 22-strong field and qualifying for the final.

In the final, it was performed sixteenth, following Macedonia's Toše Proeski with "Life" and preceding Iceland's Jónsi with "Heaven". At the close of voting, it had received 252 points, placing 3rd in a field of 24. It was succeeded as the Greek representative at the 2005 Contest by Elena Paparizou with "My Number One", which ended up securing Greece's first win in the contest. Incidentally, Shake It's score was 22 points higher than My Number One's, despite its lower placing.