The video was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award at the 2006 ceremony , in the category of Best R&B Video , but lost to Beyoncé 's " Check On It " . The song 's music video generated strong public reaction , topping the Total Request Live ( TRL ) music video countdown in its second week in release . Additionally , the music video received strong rotation on MTV , VH1 and BET , having over 500,000 requests in its first 24 hours . Similarly , at the time , music videos were predominantly watched on television , as sites like YouTube were not yet popular . During this period , Yahoo! and AOL began allowing the public to view videos free of charge on their website , allowing them to stream as well . After the launch of the websites , '' Billboard '' announced that the video for " Shake It Off " had generated over two million requests on its first day of release , setting a record at the time for the websites . It peaked at number two on '' Billboard '' s Hot Videoclip Tracks chart . The video was well received by fans and critics alike , with a writer from '' The Sacramento Bee '' writing how he thought it was impressive that Carey at 35 , and with over fifteen years in the business , had arranged such a popular video . He also described it as " sassy , fun and ghetto " , while outing it as one of her best videos
2006 ceremony
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)