Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Derek Garten
Programming
Christopher Rowe
Background Vocals
Lowell Reynolds
Programming
Mattias Bylund
Synthesizer
Amos Heller
Bass Guitar
Paul Sidoti
Electric Guitar
Max Bernstein
Synthesizer
Mike Meadows
Background Vocals
Magnus Johansson
Trumpet
Janne Bjerger
Trumpet
Wojtek Goral
Alto Saxophone
Tomas Jonsson
Tenor Saxophone
Peter "Noos" Johansson
Trombone
Matt Billingslea
Percussion
Robert Allen
Background Vocals
Shellback
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Shellback
Songwriter
Max Martin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Producer
Derek Garten
Editing Engineer
Christopher Rowe
Vocal Recording Engineer
Lowell Reynolds
Engineer
Mattias Bylund
Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Sam Holland
Vocal Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I stay out too late
Got nothing in my brain
That's what people say, mmm-mmm
That's what people say, mmm-mmm
I go on too many dates
But I can't make 'em stay
At least, that's what people say, mmm-mmm
That's what people say, mmm-mmm
[PreChorus]
But I keep cruising
Can't stop, won't stop movin'
It's like I got this music in my mind
Sayin' it's gonna be alright
[Chorus]
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake it off, I shake it off
Heart breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
[Verse 2]
I never miss a beat
I'm lightning on my feet
And that's what they don't see, mmm-mmm
That's what they don't see, mmm-mmm
I'm dancin' on my own (Dancin' on my own)
I make the moves up as I go (Moves up as I go)
And that's what they don't know, mmm-mmm
That's what they don't know, mmm-mmm
[PreChorus]
But I keep cruising
Can't stop, won't stop groovin'
It's like I got this music in my mind
Sayin' it's gonna be alright
[Chorus]
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake it off, I shake it off
Heart breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
[Chorus]
Shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
[Bridge]
Hey, hey, hey
Just think, while you've been gettin' down and out
About the liars and the dirty, dirty cheats of the world
You coulda been gettin' down to this sick beat
[Bridge]
My ex-man brought his new girlfriend, she's like
Oh, my God, but I'm just gonna shake
And to the fella over there with the hella good hair
Won't you come on over, baby, we can shake, shake, shake (Yeah, oh)
[Chorus]
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play (Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate (Haters gonna hate)
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off (Hey)
Heart breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake (They fake, and fake, and fake)
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
[Outro]
Shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off (Yeah)
Shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off (You've got to)
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off
Written by: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift