One year after its U.S. digital release, the “Shake It to the Max (Fly)” remix by Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The certification, issued February 23, recognizes more than 500,000 units in combined sales and streaming-equivalent units in the United States.
The remix — which blends Ghanaian and Jamaican influences — marked a major commercial breakthrough for the quartet. It peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 Airplay chart and secured the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, becoming a career-first leader on that tally for all four artists.
Originally released on February 21, 2025, the remix gained momentum after sparking a viral TikTok dance challenge that propelled it onto international charts. Outside the United States, the track peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and has been certified gold in the United Kingdom for 400,000 units. It also earned gold certification in New Zealand (15,000 units) and Greece, and reached platinum status in France for the equivalent of 200,000 units in sales and streams.
The RIAA gold plaque marks the second such honor for Moliy, Skillibeng and Shenseea. Moliy previously earned gold — and later platinum — for “Sad Girlz Luv Money” alongside Amaarae. Skillibeng secured his gold certification through the Tyla and Gunna collaboration “Jump,” while Shenseea achieved the milestone for her contribution to Kanye West’s “Pure Souls.” For producer Silent Addy, who co-produced the track with Disco Neil as Bashment Sound, this is his first RIAA certification.
Despite the song’s placement on the U.S. Afrobeats chart, Silent Addy has described the record as fundamentally dancehall.
“It’s dancehall, but with some new vibes and new energy behind it,” he said in a previous interview. “At the end of the day, the core of it is dancehall.”
With chart success spanning North America and Europe, “Shake It to the Max (Fly)” has become Moliy’s highest-charting single in multiple territories, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Switzerland, cementing its status as one of the most globally resonant Caribbean-Afrobeats crossovers of the past year.
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