Shots (LMFAO song)

"Shots"
Single by LMFAO featuring Lil Jon
from the album Sorry for Party Rocking (International Edition), Party Rock and Crunk Rock
Released	October 13, 2009
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Crunk
Length	3:42
Label	Interscope, will.i.am Music Group, Cherrytree
Writer(s)	Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, Eric Delatorre
LMFAO singles chronology
"La La La" (2009) "Shots" (2009) "Yes" (2009)
Lil Jon singles chronology "Patron Tequila" (2009) "Shots" (2009) "Do You Remember" (2009) Music video "Shots" on YouTube

"Shots" is a song performed by American electro recording duo LMFAO featuring vocals from American crunk rapper Lil Jon. It was released as the third single from the album Party Rock. The song was written by Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, and Eric Delatorre.

Music video

The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on December 4, 2009.^[1] The video was filmed at Tao Beach at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. The video starts with people sunbathing at the Tao Beach pool. Suddenly, Lil Jon, LMFAO, Q, Eric D-Lux and many others appear out of nowhere and start singing the song. The video also features GoonRock, who later appears in LMFAO's hit singles Party Rock Anthem and Champagne Showers. It is the clean version.

Track listings

Album version

1. "Shots" (Explicit version) – 3:42
2. "Shots" (Clean version) – 3:39

Digital download^[2]

1. "Shots" (Dummejungs Remix) – 5:06
2. "Shots" (Electro Remix) – 4:48

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – LMFAO and Lil Jon
• Additional vocals – Eric D-Lux
• Lyrics – Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, Eric Delatorre
• Label: Interscope, will.i.am Music Group, Cherrytree

Popular culture

• The music video currently has over 190 million views on YouTube ^[3]
• A variation of the song was used in a commercial for the DreamWorks Animation Studios Film, "Puss in Boots".
• Bowdoin College's hockey teams play this song when the Polar Bears score a goal.
• The song was used for promotion of the 2012 Adam Sandler film, That's My Boy
• The chorus was used/covered in the 2012 episode "Can I Be Frank (With You)" on American Dad! by Francine with Klaus and Roger dancing because of Francine wanting to "party" with her Husband (Stan Smith) who instead rather do it with his friends.
• The song was used as the basis of a parody of The Hobbit by Hillywood Show. ^[4]
• At the start of the video, a teenage girl is reading a magazine with The Jonas Brothers on the cover.
• A small section of the song was used in the movie American Reunion

Charts

Charts	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	53
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[7]	47
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	68
US Billboard Heatseekers Songs	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	Platinum	80,000^^
United States (RIAA)[11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNtTEibFvlQ
2. "Shots (Dummejungs Remix) [feat. Lil Jon] – LMFAO". iTunes. itunes.apple.com/us/.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNtTEibFvlQ&ob=av2e
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXFQFnUdh5I
5. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 7th November 2011" (PDF). ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (1132): 4. November 7, 2011.
6. "LMFAO – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for LMFAO.
7. "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: February 12, 2012 to February 18, 2012)". Gaon Chart. January 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
8. "LMFAO – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for LMFAO.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
10. "Canadian single certifications – LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It". Music Canada.
11. "American single certifications – LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH