About
“Everyday I’m Shufflin’” is a catchphrase and a snowclone based on a line from the 2011 dance / pop single “Party Rock Anthem” by American electronic hip hop duo LMFAO. Due to the many meanings of “shuffling,” the catchphrase has inspired a prolific series of parody images and video remixes on the web since its YouTube debut in March 2011.
Origin
The “Shuffle” is a loose interpretation of the dance style known as Melbourne Shuffle, a rave and club dance that originated in the late 1980s in the underground rave music scene in Melbourne, Australia. The basic movements in the Shuffle consist of a fast heel-and-toe action with a style suitable for various types of electronic music.
Party Rock Anthem
The dance reached the American mainstream in January 2011 with “Party Rock Anthem,”[2] the first single released by LMFAO (acronym for “Laughing My Fucking Ass Off”) from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking. In January 2011, the duo held a contest[12] looking for dancers all over the world to shuffle in their music video for the song. Intended as a parody of the 2002 horror film 28 Days Later, the video[3] is about people infected with a virus that urges them to start shuffling as soon as they hear the song. It was uploaded to YouTube on March 8, 2011, where it gained over 308 million views as of December 2011.
In addition, the music video held a Gold Recently Most Popular award and formerly held a Gold All Time Most Popular award. It also was #5 on the YouTube Music top 100 the week of November 29th, 2011.[13] The song spent six weeks in the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100[4] from July 16th to August 20th, before it was replaced by Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night.”
Rick Ross: Everyday I’m Hustlin’
Although the line was popularized by the LMFAO song, “Everyday I’m Shufflin” is a parody of “Everyday I’m Hustlin’,” lyrics originally heard in hip hop artist Rick Ross’ rap single “Hustlin”[1] from his 2006 album Port of Miami.
Spread
Following the launch of the music video in March 2011, LMFAO introduced a line of t-shirts[5] with the slogan “Everyday I’m Shufflin.” The first YTMND site titled “Everyday I’m Shufflin”[6] was created on April 15th, 2011, featuring a gif from the Music Video Charts 11/29/11