Shake It to the Max (Fly)

"Shake It to the Max (Fly)"
Single by Moliy and Silent Addy
Released3 December 2024
Recorded2024
Genre
Length2:07
LabelGamma
Songwriters
Producers
  • Disco Neil
  • Silent Addy
Moliy singles chronology
"b2b"
(2024)		 "Shake It to the Max (Fly)"
(2024)		 "The Greatest Bend Over (Take It Easy)" (Remix)
(2025)
Remix cover
Cover of the remix featuring Skillibeng & Shenseea
Skillibeng singles chronology
"Shoot"
(2025)		 "Shake It to the Max (Fly)" (Remix)
(2025)		 "Favoured"
(2025)
Shenseea singles chronology
"Puni Police"
(2025)		 "Shake It to the Max (Fly)" (Remix)
(2025)		 "V.I.P"
(2025)
Music videos
"Shake It to the Max (Fly)" (featuring Skillibeng & Shenseea; remix) on YouTube
"Shake It to the Max (Fly)" (Kalash & Maureen Remix) on YouTube
Lyric video
"Shake It to the Max (Fly)" on YouTube

"Shake It to the Max (Fly)" is a song by Ghanaian singer Moliy and Jamaican producer Silent Addy. It was released as a single on 3 December 2024. The first remix featuring Jamaican singer Shenseea and Jamaican rapper Skillibeng was released on 21 February 2025, and was included as the closing track of Moliy's mixtape Baddies <3 Moliy. The second remix titled “Shake It to the Max (Fly)” [Kalash & Maureen Remix] featuring Martinican rappers Kalash and Maureen was released on 14 March 2025. A third remix of the song by American electronic dance music and DJ trio Major Lazer titled “Shake It to the Max (Fly)” [Major Lazer Remix] was released on 16 May 2025. A fourth remix featuring Trinidadian dancer and singer Gladdest was released on 30 May 2025, titled "Shake It to the Max (Done with Ya Ex)". A fifth remix titled Shake It to the Max (Tuff Remix) featuring Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Paul was released on 11 July 2025.

The first remix went viral on video-sharing app TikTok following a popular dance challenge, leading to the song becoming an international chart success. The song became Moliy's highest-charting single in numerous countries worldwide including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Switzerland. The fourth remix with Gladdest went viral as well on video-sharing app TikTok following a popular dance challenge before it was officially released, as Gladdest released her own freestyle version on YouTube on 22 March 2025 and it sparked a viral TikTok dance challenge, with over 2.5 million user-generated videos. The track has also amassed 4.5 million views on YouTube.

Background

In October 2024, Moliy posted a snippet of the song on social media, triggering a global dance challenge and inspiring over 235,000 TikTok videos. The track’s widespread virality prompted Moliy to hold off on the official release until 3 December 2024, allowing organic momentum to build.

Music videos

The music video for the Skillibeng and Shenseea remix was directed by Fernando Hevia. It was released on 15 March 2025. It was filmed at Ghana and Jamaica.

Another music video was released for the Kalash and Maureen remix on 23 April 2025. It was filmed and directed by DYNAMIC LAB, and includes both cinematic visuals of Moliy, Kalash and Maureen performing, and behind-the-scenes footage from their live performance at Accor Arena (Bercy) in Paris on 15 March 2025, where it was filmed at.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Shake It to the Max (Fly)"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP) Platinum 200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) Gold 1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

"Shake It to the Max (Fly)" release history
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 3 December 2024 Original Gamma
21 February 2025 Skillibeng and Shenseea Remix
31 March 2025 Kalash and Maureen Remix
16 May 2025 Major Lazer Remix
30 May 2025 Gladdest "Done With Ya Ex" Remix
11 July 2025 Sean Paul "Tuff" Remix

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