Shakedown (Bob Seger song)
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"Shakedown" is a 1987 single by Bob Seger, that is from the soundtrack of the film Beverly Hills Cop II. The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, and the lyrics by Seger.
Supposedly the song had originally been destined for Glenn Frey, Seger's old Detroit friend who had a big hit with "The Heat Is On" out of the original Beverly Hills Cop, but Frey was either sick or unavailable, so Seger got the nod.[citation needed]
Its music video featured scenes from the film intercut with Seger and the band performing it, with some members approaching hair metal moves. Regardless of all this, "Shakedown" became a number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Seger's only such top mark singles-wise.
| Preceded by "Alone (Heart song)" by Heart |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 1, 1987 |
Succeeded by "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 |
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