"Shakedown" is a song recorded byBob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film Beverly Hills Cop II. The music was written byHarold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger.
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The song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well as the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it became his second number-one hit, spending four weeks at the top. In Canada, it went to number one as well, topping the RPM 100 national singles chart on August 1 of the same year.
In 1988, "Shakedown" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both awards to Dirty Dancing's "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". At the 60th Academy Awards, "Shakedown" was performed by Little Richard.
The music video featured scenes from the film intercut with Seger and the band performing it, with some members performing glam metal moves.
The song appeared in the 1989 Alvin and the Chipmunks episode "Alvin's Obsession", as performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks.