Shake You Down

"Shake You Down" is a song by American R&B artist, writer and producer Gregory Abbott. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name. It became Abbott's biggest hit and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The track is also featured in the 2007 film Are We Done Yet?
The song went to number one on the black singles chart in October 1986, and on January 17, 1987, it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1987. It was a hit across the Atlantic Ocean, as well, peaking at number six in the UK Singles Chart. It was not intended as the original single to promote the album, as "I Got the Feeling" was scheduled to be the first single. It was postponed as the follow-up, peaking at #56.

Composition

According to Billboard, the song is about sex.

Dominic Sena of Propaganda Films came up with the idea of the scrolling effect on the music video. It is recorded as a single image on a photographic film.
There is also another music video recorded in Rio de Janeiro, especially for the Brazilian TV show Fantástico.

Chart	Position
Australia	78
Belgium	75
Canada Top Singles	19
European Hot 100 Singles	80
Netherlands	20
Netherlands	23
New Zealand	24
US Adult Contemporary	27
Billboard Year-End [Hot 100 singles of 1987\|US Billboard Hot 100]	3
US Cash Box Top 100	34