Shakedown (Bob Seger song)

"Shakedown"
Single by Bob Seger
from the album Beverly Hills Cop II
B-side	"The Aftermath"
Released	May 1987[1]
Genre	Hard rock, dance-rock
Length	4:03
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Harold Faltermeyer Keith Forsey Bob Seger
Producer(s)	Harold Faltermeyer Keith Forsey
Bob Seger singles chronology
"Miami" (1986) "Shakedown" (1987) "Blue Monday" (1989)

"Shakedown" is a 1987 song recorded by Bob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film Beverly Hills Cop II. The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger. The song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well as the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it became his second number-one hit, spending four weeks at the top.^[2] In Canada, it went to number one as well, topping the RPM 100 national singles chart on August 1 of the same year.^[3]

In 1988, "Shakedown" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both awards to Dirty Dancing's "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". At the 60th Academy Awards, "Shakedown" was performed by Little Richard.^[4]