| "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | ||||
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| Single by A Taste of Honey | ||||
| from the album A Taste of Honey | ||||
| B-side | "World Spin" | |||
| Released | June 16, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Pasadena Sounds (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 5:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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| A Taste of Honey singles chronology | ||||
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"Boogie Oogie Oogie" is a song by the American band A Taste of Honey from their 1978 self-titled debut album. Released as their debut single in the summer of 1978, the song became an extremely popular "crossover" disco song. It topped the American pop, soul and disco charts, and became the first certified platinum single in the history of Capitol Records for selling over two million copies; also become one of the most recognizable songs from the disco era. The lyrics beseech listeners to "boogie oogie oogie till you just can't boogie no more".
The group was awarded two platinum records for the single and album, and won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 20th Grammys on February 15, 1979.
Limited edition colored vinyl releases were issued in some nations. In Mexico, the record was red,[1] and in France it was honey colored.[2]
In popular culture
The song was used in the films At Close Range, Barcelona, Contact, Breast Men, Mystery Men, Screwed, Canvas, and The Nice Guys. It's also featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Boogie.[3]
Track listing
7" vinyl single
- "Boogie Oogie Oogie" – 3:45
- "World Spin" – 3:50
Charts
Cover versions and samples
- GQ released its own version of the song in 1979 as the B-side to their hit single "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)". The cover picture shows Janice-Marie Johnson holding a classic 1970s Fender Jazz bass guitar.
- Pure Sugar's "Delicious" in 1998 samples Johnson's bass riff (and Hazel Payne's guitar riff) from "Boogie Oogie Oogie".
- Wounded Buffalo's remix of Jamiroquai's "Little L", on the single of the same name, samples a portion of Johnson's bass line from this song.
- Double sampled the song for her song "Driving All Night".
- In 2001, the song was covered on the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina (TV series) by actress Christina Vidal as the show's title character.
- Dina Carroll sampled this on her 2001 song "Good to Me".
- In 2004, Keenan MacWilliam, Sophie Bennett, and Lara Jean Marshall covered the song on their album for The Saddle Club "Secrets & Dreams".
- In 2005, American singer Brooke Valentine covered the song for the Roll Bounce soundtrack. It features American rappers Fabolous and Yo-Yo.
References
- ^ "A Taste Of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie - Red Vinyl Mexican 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single) (399682)". eil.com.
- ^ "Boogie oogie oogie / disco dancin' by A Taste Of Honey, 12inch with gmsi". www.cdandlp.com.
- ^ "Boogie - Soundtrack Song List". IGN.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Boogie Oogie Oogie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 566.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 356.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1978 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top 100 1978 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- Song review