"Shout and Shimmy" is an R&B

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 song

Song

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 written

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 by James Brown

James Brown

James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

, and recorded

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 by him and The Famous Flames

The Famous Flames

The Famous Flames was an R&B vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd that recorded and performed with James Brown during the early years of his career...

. It rose to #16 on the R&B chart

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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 and #61 on the Billboard Hot 100

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The critic Douglas Wolk

Douglas Wolk

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 described the song as "a truly shameless ripoff of The Isley Brothers

The Isley Brothers

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' 1959 hit "Shout"... basically the fast parts of "Shout" with the gospel

Gospel music

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 inflections removed and the word 'shimmy' added."

Cover version

The Who

The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...

 recorded a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of "Shout and Shimmy" in 1965 that was released as the B-side

A-side and B-side

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 of their "My Generation" single

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 in the UK

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. This version was produced by Shel Talmy

Shel Talmy

Shel Talmy is an American record producer, songwriter, arranger best known for his work in London with The Who and The Kinks in the 1960s, with a role in many other English bands including Cat Stevens and Pentangle...

. In 1979 they are seen performing the song in the documentary film

Documentary film

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 The Kids Are Alright

The Kids Are Alright (film)

The Kids Are Alright is a 1979 rockumentary film about the English rock band The Who, including live performances, promotional films and interviews from 1964 to 1978.-Production:...

. The song was released on CD in 2002 on the deluxe edition re-release of the My Generation album.