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“Shake It Off” is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). It was written and produced by Carey along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin. The song initially impacted radio on July 12, 2005 as the album’s third single in the United States, while “Get Your Number” served as the album’s third single elsewhere. “Shake It Off” was later released as a single in Australia and New Zealand, and as a double A-side with “Get Your Number” in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Described by Dupri as “ghetto”, the track is a R&B song that makes use of pop and hip-hop influences and a simple, sparse production. Lyrically, the song follows Carey as she moves on from her... Read on...