Twist and Shout Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Shake it up baby now (Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (Come on and twist and shout)
Come on baby now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Come on work it on out)
Well work it on out, honey (Work it on out)
Yeah, you look so good (You know you look so fine)
Child, you know you got me goin'
(You know you got me goin')
Just like I knew you would (Just like I knew you would)
Woooo
(Woooo)

[Verse 2]
Shake it up baby (Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (Come on and twist and shout)
Come on come on come on baby now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Come on work it on out)
Well, listen little girl (Listen little girl)
You know you twist so fine (You know you twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer
(Come on and twist a little closer)
Come on and show me that you're mine
(Come on and show me you're mine)
Yeah!
(Wooooo)
Yeah!
[Horns breakdown]

[Bridge]
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaaah

[Verse 3]
Shake it up baby now (Shake it up baby)
Shake it up baby (Come on and twist and shout)
Shake it up baby (Shake it up baby)
Come on and work it on out (Oh twist and shout)
Come on baby shake it shake it shake it (Oh come on baby)
Shake it shake it shake it baby (Oh twist and shout)
Shake it shake it shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Work it on out (Come on and work it on out)
(Wooooooo)

[Outro]
Shake it shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Shake it shake it certainly! (Shake it up baby)
Prrrrrr shake it baby (Shake it up baby)
Prrrrrr (woooooo) prrrrrrr prrrrrrr (Shake it up baby)
Prrrrrrrrrrr prrrrrrr prrrrrrr
Prrrrrrrrrrr

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About

Genius Annotation

“Twist and Shout” is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell (stage name for Bert Berns). It was originally titled “Shake It Up, Baby” and recorded by the Top Notes and then covered by The Isley Brothers.

Russell had been very unhappy with the producing done by Phil Spector on the version of the song by The Top Notes, which he felt led to the songs commercial failure. When the Isley Brothers decided to record the song in 1962, Russell opted to produce, and thus demonstrate to Spector what he had intended to be the “sound” of the record. The resulting recording captured the verve of an Isley Brothers performance, and became the trio’s first record to reach a Top 20 position in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The Isley Brothers' version, with Ronald Isley on lead vocals, was the first major hit recording of the song, peaking at No. 17 on the U.S. pop top 40 charts, and No. 2 on the US R&B charts. The song quickly became a frequently covered R&B tune in the early 1960s.


Perhaps the most famous version of this song is the cover by The Beatles, which appears as track seven, side two of Please Please Me and was the opening track of most of their early live sets.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did the Beatles say about this song?
Genius Answer

It’s good that the Isleys should have the hit. Personally, I think that “Twist and Shout” is fab, and before long, it should become a standard here too.

— Paul McCartney, Disc, 1963

What did The Isley Brothers say about "Twist and Shout"?
Genius Answer

We were in the studio, and were supposed to be recording a song from Burt Bacharach. We did one take on “Twist and Shout,” and we never heard it back until it came out. The people said, “The session is over now.” The band had packed up everything, and we said, “Well, we don’t even know how it sounds.” [laughs] Then we heard it on the radio. I think Jerry Blavat from Philadelphia played the song over and over, and eventually it became a complete smash, as they called it in those days. [laughs]

— Ronald Isley, Noozhawk, 2018

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