What was the song that they played on shake it up?

Answer 1

"Shake It Up" is a song by American New Wave band The Cars from their 1981 album of the same name. Although appearing for the first time in 1981, it was actually written years earlier by Ric Ocasek, who composed the vast majority of the band's music. As the title track of the album, "Shake It Up" combines the hard-rock feel of the band's earlier work with synthesizers and electronic drum machines to create a futuristic dance beat characteristic of later singles from their 1984 album Heartbeat City. The song would go on to become The Cars' most popular party song (peaking at number two on the US mainstream rock chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1982). Along with the track, "Cruiser", it also hit number fourteen on the US dance chart[1] and continues to be a staple of dance parties. In the music video for it, some of the models crossdress.