"I'd either check Billboard or iTunes Top 10 for the hottest songs, and I'd record my own versions," the 16 year-old explains. "That's how people began to find me online."
They found him in droves too. The subscriber, comment, and follower numbers snowballed as Mahone interacted with his audience directly.
"While I was in Chicago for a birthday party, I decided to do a little meet and greet," he recalls. "I tweeted for everyone to meet at The Bean. I thought there would be ten fans. A thousand showed up, and the cops had to shut it down. That was the moment when everything changed."
Since then, Mahone has come a long way from La Vernia—a town outside of San Antonio as he puts it, "with no Movie Theater or bowling alley". By 2012, he'd garnered 1.8 million Facebook fans, 1.5 million Twitter followers, 545k YouTube subscribers, and notched over 96 million views without a record label, marketing team, or any standard industry machinery. After quickly selling 100k downloads of his infectious song "11:11" independently, he had become a veritable phenomenon. However, he could back everything up on stage too. Selling out high-profile shows at the Best Buy Theater Times Square in New York and Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, he landed on Live! With Kelly & Michael, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, E! News and VH1, while appearing in The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, and more.
Everything is set to change again with the release of his forthcoming full-length debut for Chase Records and Republic Records. The first official single, "Say You're Just a Friend" featuring Flo Rida, updates the Biz Markie classic with a fiery, fresh, and fun little twist. Mahone's impressive vocal delivery pulsates over a big dance floor groove just before Flo Rida drops a sizzling verse. It's an immediately irresistible anthem.
"I want to make upbeat pop that you can party to," says Mahone. "I've always been a huge fan of Flo Rida, and I thought it'd be cool to get him on this track. It's about being friends with a girl that you like more than just a friend. You can't tell her though because it might ruin that friendship. It's something a lot of people can relate to. We had a blast with it though."
With a 2013 tour with Taylor Swift on the horizon and more music coming, everybody is about to have a blast along with Mahone though—especially the countless "Mahomies" worldwide who have fallen for him. "I hope everyone can connect with the songs and love them," he concludes. "I want to make music that people can listen to over and over again and feel good about."
Shake It For Me
Austin Mahone Lyrics
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And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Fingers on your clothes, girl
Living in LA now
But I swear you move like you come from the south
When we getting private
You show me tricks you don't show no one else
I wonder where you learned that
What you just showed me
Oh I can tell that you're a pro girl 'cause you do it right
Then you become another person when I hit the lights
I could've sworn you were a dancer in another life
If I gotta know, I gotta know
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
And you go up and you come down
You turn around and then you poke it out for me
When you get my love and your body erupts
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Shake it like a tambourine, girl
You see only you do that things you do
In and outta jeans, girl
Makes no difference to me to see you outta tune
It's gotta be magic
Some type of illusion, baby
I wonder where you learned that
What you just showed me
Oh I can tell that you're a pro girl 'cause you do it right
Then you become an other person when I hit the lights
I could've sworn you were a dancer in another life
I gotta know, I gotta know
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
And you go up and you come down
You turn around and then you poke it out for me
When you get my love and your body erupts
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
(Yeah, 2 Chainz)
Turn the bedroom to a nightclub
I got idea, yes a light bulb
Then I lay back, let you get on top
See if you can join the bike club
First you told me you don't like clubs
Unless you see it's the right one
Outta all the girls that left
I'm starting to think you're the right one
We make a movie and sequel
We don't need Siskle and Ebert
I'm like an eagle that's eager
I turn to a beast when I need you
Wait 'til the dark when I see you
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
And you go up and you come down
You turn it around and you girl you poke it out for me
When you get my love and your body erupts
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
The lyrics of Austin Mahone's "Shake it for Me" are about a woman who becomes a wild party girl when the sun goes down. The song starts by talking about how she transforms from an ordinary girl to a wild and sensual one. When the door shuts, she turns the bed into a club and dances seductively for Austin. He talks about how he can tell she is a pro because she moves like a dancer, maybe one from another life. This turns him on, and he wants to know where she learned to dance like that.
The song highlights Austin's attraction to her dance moves and the way she turns him on. Lyrics such as "You turn around and then you poke it out for me" and "When you get my love and your body erupts, baby, that's when you shake it for me" show how her dancing and sexuality excite him. The lyrics are a mix of both explicit and suggestive, and it is clear that the song is about sexual attraction and desire.
Overall, "Shake it for Me" is a song about a girl who can let loose and be wild and sexy on the dance floor. The lyrics show that Austin is turned on by this side of her and wants to explore it further.
Line by Line Meaning
In the night when the sun goes down
When darkness falls and the day is done
And your wild side comes out
Your personality changes and you become more adventurous
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance provocatively for me
Soon as that door shuts
As soon as the door is closed
Turn the bed to a club
Turn the bed into a dance floor
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance provocatively for me
Fingers on your clothes, girl
I notice how you're dressed
I be thinking that you always work out
I think you exercise regularly
Living in LA now
I know you live in Los Angeles now
But I swear you move like you come from the south
You have a Southern-style swagger to your dance moves
When we getting private
When we're alone
You show me tricks you don't show no one else
You reveal dance moves that you don't perform for anyone else
I wonder where you learned that
I'm curious where you picked up those dance moves
What you just showed me
The moves you just demonstrated
Oh I can tell that you're a pro girl 'cause you do it right
I can see that you have experience because you dance well
Then you become another person when I hit the lights
You transform into a different persona when the lights go out
I could've sworn you were a dancer in another life
I feel like you've been dancing for a long time, maybe even in a past life
If I gotta know, I gotta know
If there's something I need to understand, I need to find out
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
When darkness falls
And your wild side comes out
When you become more daring
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you dance seductively for me
Soon as that door shuts
As soon as the door is closed
Turn the bed to a club
Turn the bed into a dance floor
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance provocatively for me
And you go up and you come down
You move your body up and down
You turn around and then you poke it out for me
You spin around and stick your butt out for me
When you get my love and your body erupts
When you're feeling love and passion
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance seductively for me
Shake it like a tambourine, girl
Dance in a fun and lively way
You see only you do that things you do
You have unique dance moves that only you can perform
In and outta jeans, girl
Whether you're in jeans or not doesn't matter to me
Makes no difference to me to see you outta tune
It doesn't bother me if you're not dancing perfectly in sync with the music
It's gotta be magic
Your moves are so mesmerizing, it feels like magic
Some type of illusion, baby
I feel like what you're doing isn't real, it's too amazing
I wonder where you learned that
I'm curious where you picked up those dance moves
What you just showed me
The moves you just demonstrated
Oh I can tell that you're a pro girl 'cause you do it right
I can see that you have experience because you dance well
Then you become an other person when I hit the lights
You transform into a different persona when the lights go out
I could've sworn you were a dancer in another life
I feel like you've been dancing for a long time, maybe even in a past life
I gotta know, I gotta know
If there's something I need to understand, I need to find out
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
When darkness falls
And your wild side comes out
When you become more daring
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you dance seductively for me
Soon as that door shuts
As soon as the door is closed
Turn the bed to a club
Turn the bed into a dance floor
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance provocatively for me
And you go up and you come down
You move your body up and down
You turn it around and you girl you poke it out for me
You spin around and stick your butt out for me
When you get my love and your body erupts
When you're feeling love and passion
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance seductively for me
(Yeah, 2 Chainz)
Featuring rapper 2 Chainz
Turn the bedroom to a nightclub
Make the bedroom feel like a dance club
I got idea, yes a light bulb
I have a great idea
Then I lay back, let you get on top
I'll relax and let you take control
See if you can join the bike club
Let's see how well you can move your hips
First you told me you don't like clubs
At first, you said you didn't enjoy going to clubs
Unless you see it's the right one
Unless it's the perfect club for you
Outta all the girls that left
Out of all the other women I've been with
I'm starting to think you're the right one
I'm beginning to believe that you're the one for me
We make a movie and sequel
We'll have so much fun that we'll want to do it again
We don't need Siskle and Ebert
We don't need critics to tell us how great our experience was
I'm like an eagle that's eager
I'm excited and ready for action
I turn to a beast when I need you
I become passionate and wild when I'm with you
Wait 'til the dark when I see you
I can't wait to see you in the dark when you're more daring
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
When darkness falls
And your wild side comes out
When you become more daring
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you dance seductively for me
Soon as that door shuts
As soon as the door is closed
Turn the bed to a club
Turn the bed into a dance floor
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance provocatively for me
And you go up and you come down
You move your body up and down
You turn it around and you girl you poke it out for me
You spin around and stick your butt out for me
When you get my love and your body erupts
When you're feeling love and passion
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
That's when you start to dance seductively for me
Lyrics © CTM Outlander Music LC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: AUSTIN HARRIS MAHONE, SAM MICHAEL SUMSER, SEAN SPENCER SMALL, TAUHEED EPPS, THERON MAKIEL THOMAS, TIMOTHY JAMAHLI THOMAS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
芸卉
In the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door's shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Fingers on your clothes, girl
I been thinking that you always worked out
Living in LA now
But I swear you move like you come from the south
When we getting private
You show me tricks you don't show no one else
I wonder where you learned that
Want you to show me
Oh I can tell that you're a pro girl 'cause you do it right
Then you become an other person when I hit the lights
I could've sworn you were a dancer in another life
I gotta know, I gotta know
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door's shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
And you go up and you come down
You turn around and then you poke it out for me
When you get my love and your body erupt
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Shake it like a tambourine, girl
You see only you do that things you do
In and outta jeans, girl
Makes no difference to me to see you outta tune
It's gotta be magic
Some type of illusion, baby
I wonder where you learned that
Want you to show me
Oh I can tell that you're a pro girl 'cause you do it right
Then you become an other person when I hit the lights
I could've sworn you were a dancer in another life
I gotta know, I gotta know
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door's shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
And you go up and you come down
You turn around and then you poke it out for me
When you get my love and your body erupt
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
(Yeah, 2 Chainz]
Turn the bedroom to a nightclub
I got idea, yes a light bulb
Then I lay back, let you get on top
See if you can join the bike club
First you told me you don't like clubs
Unless you see it's the right one
Outta all the girls that left
I'm starting to think you're the right one
We make a movie and sequel
We don't need siskle and eber
I'm like an eagle that's eager
I turn to a beast when I need you
Wait 'til the dark when I see you
'Cause in the night when the sun goes down
And your wild side comes out
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Soon as that door's shuts
Turn the bed to a club
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
And you go up and you come down
You turn it around and you girl poke it out for me
When you get my love and your body erupt
Baby, that's when you shake it for me
Natalie Garcia
This song is just so amazing 😉 who else agrees?
りょうりょう
I'm Japanese!
MrCuan123
Adorable song
katelyn crowley
Natalie Garcia yesssss
Maya Dorisca
Natalie Garcia meeeeeee🙋
Tori Hall
Gisele Guizar 😂 o wow and bruno mars apperanlty due to 24k magic music video.
Apollo Dallas
MANO QUE MÚSICA FODA ❤
Mike Casas
Después de tanto al fin salió, excelente tema! Apoyando desde México!
DUDA COSTA
Brasil em peso nos comentários ❤ ESSE ÁLBUM TÁ PERFEITO DEMAIS, MANO!!
María de los Ángeles
my favorite song 😍🔥🔥 Mahone is raising 🙌