# "Shake It Off" "Shake It Off" is Taylor Swift's 2014 lead single from her fifth album 1989, released on August 18 alongside a music video of her fumbling ballet, modern and hip hop routines[1]. Within 48 hours the video hit 3 million views and drew same-day accusations of cultural appropriation from rapper Earl Sweatshirt and the blog Jezebel[4]. YouTubers from Miranda Sings to Bart Baker spun the clip into parodies through September that gathered tens of millions of combined views[5]. ## Origin On August 18, 2014, TaylorSwiftVEVO uploaded "Shake It Off" as the lead single and visual from Swift's forthcoming fifth album 1989[1]. Swift cycles through several dance styles across the video including ballet, modern and hip hop, performing awkwardly alongside trained specialists. Backlash hit within hours: Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt tweeted that the clip was "inherently offensive and ultimately harmful" for "perpetuating black stereotypes," though he admitted he had not watched it[4]. The blog Jezebel called the whole video a "cringeworthy mess" the same day, and Tumblr user Orhgasm answered with a defense post that drew over 1,500 notes in its first day[4]. - **Platform:** YouTube (TaylorSwiftVEVO) - **Creator:** Taylor Swift - **Date:** 2014 ## Overview Swift's music video cycles through dance auditions she fails on purpose, ballet to modern to hip hop, while trained specialists perform polished routines around her[1]. TaylorSwiftVEVO released a three-part outtakes reel on September 11, with the top video drawing 3 million views by October[8]. YouTube creators then used the "Shake It Off" video itself as raw material. Miranda Sings digitally spliced herself into the original footage to perform alongside Swift[5]; lisbug replaced the lyrics with hostile comments she had received on her own channel[6]; Bart Baker set the same song over a scene-for-scene Swift roast[7]. What stuck across the response was the shot-for-shot video edit, not an image macro or catchphrase. ## How to Use Reuse here is video-first. Creators typically take the original music video and alter one layer, inserting themselves into Swift's scenes, overdubbing new lyrics about procrastination or YouTube comments, or filming a shot-for-shot parody with new choreography. The song itself is often kept intact as the backing track so the edit reads as a response to the specific clip. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is "Shake It Off"? "Shake It Off" is Taylor Swift's 2014 lead single from her fifth album 1989, released August 18 with a music video showing her fumbling multiple dance styles[1]. ### Where did "Shake It Off" come from? TaylorSwiftVEVO uploaded the song and music video on August 18, 2014[1], and the clip sparked an immediate cultural appropriation debate led by Earl Sweatshirt and Jezebel the same day[4]. ### What does "Shake It Off" mean? The song is Swift's "haters gonna hate" reply to her critics, shown through a music video of her gamely trying and failing at different dance styles[1]. ### How do you use "Shake It Off"? It is a pop song, not an image macro, so reuse came mainly as YouTube parody edits that spliced new footage or new lyrics into the original video[5][6]. ### Is "Shake It Off" still popular? The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2014[3] and the original music video drew over 190 million views by October 2014[1]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM]() 2. [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/08/18/taylor-swift-song-of-the-week-shake-it-off/14249115/]() 3. [http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2014/08/27/taylor-swifts-shake-it-off-debuts-at-1/]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shake-it-off]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIWJ2ZReTf8]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRWfoAPUit4]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIFN25sRNm0]() 8. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEpTNFHHjNg]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/shake-it-off Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library