Shots (LMFAO song)

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Not to be confused with Shot (song).
"Shots"
Single by LMFAO featuring Lil Jon
from the album Party Rock and Crunk Rock
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(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 American rapper Lil Jon. It was released as the third single from the first album Party Rock. The song was written by Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, and Eric Delatorre.

In the 2010s, Shots became a go-to drinking anthem and pub song,[1][2][3][4] it can also be a communal drinking song, citing the repetitive chorus chant of "Shots, Shots, Shots!" being used colloquially.[5]

Music video[edit]

The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on December 4, 2009.[6] The video was filmed at Tao Beach at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The video begins with people sunbathing at the Tao Beach pool. Suddenly, Lil Jon, LMFAO, Q, Eric D-Lux and many others appear out of nowhere and began singing the song. The video also features GoonRock, who later appears in LMFAO's hit singles "Party Rock Anthem" and "Champagne Showers".

Track listings[edit]

Album version
  1. "Shots" (Explicit version) – 3:42
  2. "Shots" (Clean version) – 3:39
Digital download[7]
  1. "Shots" (Dummejungs Remix) – 5:06
  2. "Shots" (Electro Remix) – 4:48

Credits and personnel[edit]

Popular culture[edit]

  • 13 years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shots was used as an incentive at pharmacies and clinics in North America as a celebratory song for the general public getting vaccinated, being a word play for the COVID-19 "shot" or "jab".[8][9]
  • A variation of the song was used in a television spot commercial for the DreamWorks Animation 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 comedy film, That's My Boy and the 2022 horror comedy film, The Blackening.
  • The chorus was used and covered in the 2012 episode "Can I Be Frank (With You)" on American Dad! by Francine (voiced by Wendy Schaal) with Klaus and Roger dancing because of Francine wanting to "party" with her husband (Stan Smith) who instead would rather do it with his friends.
  • The song was used as the basis of a parody of The Hobbit by Hillywood Show.[10]
  • At the beginning 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 film American Reunion.

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Shots"
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11]
75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 53
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[13] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 68
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[15] 2

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Shots"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[18] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "St. Patty's Day Salute: 15 EDM Anthems for Drinking". 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ "The 20 Best Drinking Songs". 4 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The best drinking, pub and last-call songs". 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ "21 Best Songs About Drinking".
  5. ^ "LMFAO and Lil Jon whipped up the perfect communal drinking song". The A.V. Club.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "LMFAO ft. Lil Jon - Shots (Official Video)". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Shots (Dummejungs Remix) [feat. Lil Jon] – LMFAO". iTunes. itunes.apple.com/us/. January 2010.
  8. ^ "Toronto pharmacy goes all out to celebrate vaccine doses". 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ "First to Get Covid Shots Go Viral Online to Inspire Wide Support - BNN Bloomberg". 22 December 2020.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Parody by The Hillywood Show®". YouTube.
  11. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 7th November 2011" (PDF). ARIA Report (1132). Australian Recording Industry Association: 4. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-29.
  12. ^ "LMFAO Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "LMFAO Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "LMFAO Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – LMFAO – Shots". Music Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – LMFAO – Shots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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