Shoot Your Shot

"Shoot Your Shot"
Single by Divine
from the album Jungle Jezebel
Released1982
GenreHi-NRG
Songwriter(s)Bobby Orlando
Producer(s)Bobby Orlando
Divine singles chronology
"Native Love (Step by Step)"
(1982) 		"Shoot Your Shot"
(1982) 		"Love Reaction"
(1983)
Music video
"Shoot Your Shot" (TopPop, 1982) on YouTube

"Shoot Your Shot" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1982. The song appeared on Divine's first album, Jungle Jezebel (titled My First Album in some territories), in 1982[1][2] and was later included on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far.[3]

Chart performance

"Shoot Your Shot" became Divine's second single to chart on the Dutch Top 40 after "Native Love (Step by Step)". It debuted at No. 26 and eventually peaked at No. 3.[4] The song spent a total of 10 weeks on the chart. "Shoot Your Shot" was certified gold (100,000 copies) in the Netherlands.[5][6]

Cover versions

This song was covered by Dutch Electroformation Image Transmission in the '90s and by German artist Ringo in 1986.[7]

Track listings

  • Dutch CD maxi single[8]
  1. "Shoot Your Shot" (radio version) - 4:08
  2. "Shoot Your Shot" (special extended version) - 6:24
  3. "Shoot Your Shot" (12-inch version) - 8:06
  • U.S. 12-inch vinyl single[9]
  1. "Shoot Your Shot" (dance mix) - 6:31
  2. "Jungle Jezebel" (dance mix) - 4:47

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
Position
Austria (Ö3 Top 40)[10] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 3
Germany (Media Control)[12] 15
Switzerland (Hitparade)[13] 8
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 39

References

  1. ^ "ultratop.be - Divine - My First Album".
  2. ^ "Divine - Jungle Jezebel".
  3. ^ "Divine - the Story So Far".
  4. ^ 1983, Week 3. Dutch Top 40.
  5. ^ Jeffries, David. Divine - Biography AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  6. ^ Jackson, Jeff (2006) Divine - Discography Dreamland News. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  7. ^ "Ringo – Shoot Your Shot (1986, Vinyl)".
  8. ^ Divine - Shoot Your Shot Dutch CD Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  9. ^ Divine - Shoot Your Shot U.S. Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  10. ^ Divine - Discography Austrian Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  11. ^ 1983, Week 3. Dutch Top 40.
  12. ^ Divine - Singles Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  13. ^ Divine - Discography Swiss Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  14. ^ Divine - Billboard Singles Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-12.