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Shave It

Shave It

2011 single by Zedd

"Shave It" is a song by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd. The song was produced and written by Zedd, and released on 4 October 2011 via Skrillex's record label Owsla. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart on 3 March 2012.[1] An extended play of the track – featuring remixes by Kaskade, Tommy Trash, and 501 – was released on 8 November 2011, titled Shave It – The Aftershave.[2]

Quick Facts Single by Zedd, from the album Clarity ...

The alternate version of the song, "Shave It Up", is included on Zedd's debut studio album, Clarity. The extended version was released exclusively on Beatport on 22 October 2012.[3] Another song that incorporates the use of "Shave It" is Zedd's song "Hourglass" (featuring LIZ), the track before "Shave It Up" in Clarity. After the 4 minutes of the main part of the song, it becomes a 1:15-prelude to "Shave It Up".[4]

Music video

A music video directed by Sean Stiegemeier and produced by Mike Longenbach was released on 1 November 2011. As of January 2015, the video has received over 2,000,000 views on YouTube.[5]

Track listing

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Personnel

Charts

"Shave It" debuted at number 39 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart for the week of 21 January 2012[6] and climbed until position four.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Dance/Club Play Songs chart for the week of March 3, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Shave It - The Aftershave (Remixes) – EP by Zedd". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Shave It Up (Extended Mix)". Beatport. Interscope Records. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  4. [4]
    "Zedd feat. LIZ's Hourglass sample of Zedd's Shave It". WhoSampled. jbcedeno95.
  5. [5]
    "Zedd - Shave It (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Dance/Club Play Songs chart for the week of January 21, 2012 (biggest jump)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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