Shut It Down - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Shut It Down

Drake - Thank Me Later

“Shut It Down” Is An Ode To A Special And Beautiful Girl And Why No Other Girl Is On Her Level. The Song Was Initially Chosen As The First Single From Thank Me Later But Drake Later Chose “Over.” On March 22 2010—just Weeks After “Over” Release—the Song Leaked. It Was Released Along With The Rest Of Thank Me Later. “I Remember When Drake Was Putting This Record Together I Had I Can’t Even Think Of His Manager’s Name At That Time But I Was Getting Calls After Calls After Calls Like ‘Yo Get On This Record Get On This Record Like Yo Get On This Record.’ I Said I’m Going To Do The Record. I’m On Tour I’m Going To Do The Record. As Soon As I Get To A Place I’m Going To Do It. Drake Called Like ‘Yo This Is How I Wanted It To Sound Like Drake.’ I’m Going To Do This Record How I’m Going To Do It. I’m Going To Give It Back To You The Same Way You Sent It With Your Verse On It Like I’m Going To Send It Back To You. He Was Like Okay Cool. No Problem. The Record Came Out Great I Think. It Came Out Great With A Lot Of People Doing A Lot Of Things. This Is What Happens In This Business When It’s New And People Aren’t Held To Their Esteem Like Everybody Else. This May Or May Not Be Our Fault As Artists But It Doesn’t Matter. You’re The Artist So You Still Have To That’s Still Your Sword. I Think When The Next Album Came Along Since Somebody Wants To Know Why We Never Worked Again. I Asked Him To Get On A Record And He Never Got On The Record. I’m Only Going To Ask You Once Especially If I’ve Already Done Something For You. That Went Through His People Directly To Him And Whatever That Thing Was And That Was It. That’s The End Of The Drake And Dream Era Of A Record.“ According To Songfacts Producer Omen Said In An Interview With Billboard Magazine “I Was Working On Some Drum Patterns And 40 Had The Melody Going. 40 Is Very Skilled And Has A Crazy Ear For Obscure Sounds And Chords. It Took Us The Whole Night To Come Up With The Track But We Finished It And Played It For Drake The Next Day Who Already Had The Song’s Concept. Drake Said He Had A Song Idea Called ‘Shut It Down’ Aimed At Club-Going Females. When They Go Out And They Get Dressed Up And Put Their Makeup On And Get Their Hair Done They Have The Capacity To Shut The Club Down.“ Drake Described To The Same Magazine “It’s An R&B Song…It’s Sexy. It’s Slow But There’s An Energy To It. I Rap On It. Me And Dream Both Sing On It. It’s Cool. It Has A Message That’s Never Really Been Explored By Male Singers. This Song Is Sort Of Like An Anthem For Women Like Pre-The Club. It’s Like An Anthem For You To Be At Your House With Your Girlfriends Getting Ready What You Listen To Before You Get There. It’s A Song For The Non-Famous Woman To Make Her Feel Special And Just To Let You Know That Even Though I’m Up Here And Have The Option To Mingle With These ‘upper-Echelon’ Women If You Will That Sometimes I’d Rather Be With The Girl From Back Home Or A Student Or A Girl That Works At Wal-Mart. They Don’t Have To Be A Star Or Rich Or Anything Like That That’s Kind Of The Gist Of The Song. It’s An Empowering Song For All Women.“