Shots (LMFAO song)

Not to be confused with Shot (song).

"Shots" is a song performed by American electro recording duo LMFAO featuring vocals by American rapper Lil Jon. It was released as the third single from the first album Party Rock, it also appeared on Lil Jon's debut solo album Crunk Rock. The song was written by Jon, the duo, and Eric Delatorre.

"Shots"
Single by LMFAO featuring Lil Jon
from the album Party Rock and Crunk Rock
Released	October 13, 2009
Genre	Electronic dance
Length	3:42
Label	Interscope will.i.am Cherrytree
Songwriter(s)	Jonathan Smith Skyler Gordy Stefan Gordy Eric Delatorre
Producer(s)	LMFAO Lil Jon
LMFAO singles chronology
"La La La" (2009) "Shots" (2009) "Yes" (2009)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Patron Tequila" (2009) "Shots" (2009) "Do You Remember" (2009)
Music video
"Shots" on YouTube

In the 2010s, the song became a go-to drinking anthem and pub song,^[1][2][3][4] it can also be a communal drinking song, citing the repetitive chorus chant of "Shots, Shots, Shots!" being used colloquially.^[5]

Music video

The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on December 4, 2009.^[6] The video was filmed at Tao Beach at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The video begins with people sunbathing at the Tao Beach pool. Suddenly, Lil Jon, LMFAO, Q, Eric D-Lux and many others appear out of nowhere and began singing the song. The video also features GoonRock, who later appears in LMFAO's hit singles "Party Rock Anthem" and "Champagne Showers".

Track listings

Album version

1. "Shots" (Explicit version) – 3:42
2. "Shots" (Clean version) – 3:39

Digital download^[7]

1. "Shots" (Dummejungs Remix) – 5:06
2. "Shots" (Electro Remix) – 4:48

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – LMFAO and Lil Jon
• Additional vocals – Eric D-Lux
• Lyrics – Jonathan Smith, Skyler Austen Gordy, Stefan Kendal Gordy, Eric Delatorre
• Label: Interscope, will.i.am, Cherrytree

Popular culture

• 13 years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shots was used as an incentive at pharmacies and clinics in North America as a celebratory song for the general public getting vaccinated, being a word play for the COVID-19 "shot" or "jab".^[8][9]
• A variation of the song was used in a television spot commercial for the DreamWorks Animation film, Puss in Boots.
• Bowdoin College's hockey teams play this song when the Polar Bears score a goal.
• The song was used for promotion of the 2012 comedy film, That's My Boy and the 2022 horror comedy film, The Blackening.
• The chorus was used and covered in the 2012 episode "Can I Be Frank (With You)" on American Dad! by Francine (voiced by Wendy Schaal) with Klaus and Roger dancing because of Francine wanting to "party" with her husband (Stan Smith) who instead would rather do it with his friends.
• The song was used as the basis of a parody of The Hobbit by Hillywood Show.^[10]
• At the beginning of the video, a teenage girl is reading a magazine with the Jonas Brothers on the cover.
• A small section of the song was used in the film American Reunion.

Charts

Chart performance for "Shots"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	53
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[13]	47
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	68
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[15]	2

Certifications

Certifications for "Shots"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Platinum	40,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19]	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.