Shake It Off is an uptempo dance-pop song that sees Taylor Swift expressing disinterest in her detractors' negative remarks. The lyrics were inspired by Swift's experience with the media scrutiny.
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Shake It Off is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was written by Swift and its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. The lyrics are about Swift's indifference to her detractors and their negative view of her image. The song was the lead single from her fifth studio album, 1989, which Swift marketed as her first pop album. It was released for digital download worldwide on August 19, 2014, by Big Machine Records. Contemporary critics found the song's dance-pop production catchy, but some believed the lyrics were weak. Retrospectively, critics have considered Shake It Off an effective opener for the 1989 era, which transformed Swift's sound and image from country to pop. The single was supported by a music video directed by Mark Romanek. The video, in which Swift portrays a clumsy person attempting to practice several dance moves without success, attracted accusations of cultural appropriation for featuring dance routines associated with people of colour such as twerking. To promote the song, Swift performed on televised live events including the MTV Video Music Awards. She included Shake It Off on the set lists for two of her world tours. The song has received numerous accolades, including Favourite Song at the 2015 People's Choice Awards and three Grammy nominations at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Taylor Swift had been known as a country singer-songwriter until her fourth studio album Red and incorporates various pop and rock styles, transcending the country sound of her previous releases. The collaborations with Swedish pop producers Max Martin and Shellback introduced straightforward pop hooks and new genres, including electronic and dubstep.
