It was released on the Groove Production label in the UK and was a hit for Curtis early in the following year.
The track was composed by William Alexander Smith aka T. C. Curtis.
[3][4] It was released in the United States and Canada on the Quality and RFC labels, and a brief review in the United States music trade magazine, Record World by Brian Chin in his Disco File column.
[5] The April 3, 1982 issue of Billboard showed that "Body Shake" was an add-on to the playlist of WKTU-FM in New York City.
[6] On the week of April 10, 1982, James Hamilton reported that "Body Shake" was getting played in the United States on New York urban contemporary radio.