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Wikipedia article




"'Shake a Fist'" is a song by English electronic music band Hot Chip from their third studio album, 'Made in the Dark' (2008). It was released on 23 October 2007 as the album's lead single. The song was almost included on Hot Chip's second studio album, 'The Warning' (2006).

Composition



Alexis Taylor stated that the lyrics, "I move underwater, I eat what I slaughter", were formed as a result of him "imagining what it would be like to take 'salvia divinorum'", which Joe Goddard had taken at Glastonbury Festival.

Critical reception



"Shake a Fist" was described by 'The Guardian' as a "brooding, industrial, 12-inch introduction to 'Made in the Dark'". Prefix described the song as having "squeaky synths and a laid back bass line playing sidekick to ominous urban jungle drums" with vocals that have "a well defined power dynamic", whilst BBC Music said the song "blends terrific acidic bass [with] jagged snares" and has "shamanic backing vocals". 'The Irish Times' characterised "Shake a Fist" as "a dizzy skyscraper of a track, full to the brim with sonic smarts and tricks yet hard-wired to a snaking, nagging groove".

A sample of Todd Rundgren's voice was used as a result of Al Doyle and Alexis Taylor being fans of Rundgren's third solo album, 'Something/Anything?' (1972). The reception to the sample was mixed; 'musicOMH' called it "delightful", but 'The Guardian' dubbed it "grated". The 'Toronto Star' highlighted "Shake a Fist" as a "top track", and described the song as "more intense and vaguely threatening than anything they've done before", although the use of the Todd Rundgren sample was described as "intrusive".

Track listing



*;US limited-edition 12" single

#"Shake a Fist" 5:10

Release history



References



Category:2007 singles

Category:2007 songs

Category:Astralwerks singles

Category:Hot Chip songs

Category:Songs written by Todd Rundgren

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