"Songs written by Kid Harpoon" . "Paul Epworth" . "Rock ballads" . "5714ded025ac0d8aee420336" . "2011 singles" . "Platinum" . "Florence Welch" . "12-inch single" . "eng" . "277000.0"^^ . "Gold" . . "107.0"^^ . "english" . "-7.4"^^ . . "Florence and the Machine songs" . "Song recordings produced by Paul Epworth" . "183716" . . "1a61223e-aa82-4019-9f7f-a1360cf9198c" . "2011-09-14"^^ . . . "false"^^ . . "Island Records" . . "%22Shake It Out%22 is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, released as the first official single from their second studio album Ceremonials (2011). It was written by Florence Welch, Paul Epworth and Kid Harpoon, while production was handled by Epworth. The song was digitally released in Australia on 14 September 2011, and it was available in the United States on 19 October. It had its radio debut on XFM on 14 September 2011 in the United Kingdom. Welch revealed that the song was written within an hour and according to her it talked about shaking the regrets and the things that were haunting her.%22Shake It Out%22 is a baroque pop and art rock song with soul and gospel elements which contains organs, bells and tambourines as its main instrumentation. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics who praised Welch\u200D\u200A'\u200Bs vocals and its anthemic nature. An accompanying music video for the song premiered on 19 October 2011 and it was directed by Dawn Shadforth. It showed Welch attending an old party in England, evoking references to Eyes Wide Shut. It received acclaim from critics who praised its imagery and compared it to videos by Annie Lennox and Madonna. %22Shake It Out%22 was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 55th Grammy Awards." . "Paul Epworth" . "GBUM71107355" . "Songs written by Florence Welch" . "Songs written by Paul Epworth" . . "698184"^^ . . "Music download" . "13787788" . . "Shake It Out" . "Folk ballads" . "2011 songs" . . "2010" . "Abbey Road Studios, London" . "Kid Harpoon" . "10"^^ . "2010s ballads" . "Shake It Out" . "Silver" . . . "2011-09-14"^^ . "2"^^ .