| "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 | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Disco, soul, Funk | |||
| Length | 3:40 (5:37 album version) | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Janice Marie Johnson Perry L. Kibble |
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| Producer | Fonce Mizell Larry Mizell |
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| A Taste of Honey singles chronology | ||||
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"Boogie Oogie Oogie" is the name of a popular song by disco/R&B group A Taste of Honey. Released from their self-titled album in 1978, it became an extremely popular "crossover" song. The lyrics urge listeners to "boogie oogie oogie till you just can't boogie no more." It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Hot Soul Singles chart,[1] and the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2] It would eventually sell over two million copies and has become one of the most recognizable songs from the late 1970s disco era. It would also help the group win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1978. It also reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
In the late 1990s, the song was used in a national campaign ad for Burger King and was sampled by numerous rap acts. The song was also used in a campaign for Rold Gold Pretzels (featuring actor Jason Alexander) in the mid-1990s. Janice Marie Johnson, a member of the group, recorded another version of the song in 2001. The song also featured in the first episode of season four of Nip/Tuck and on an episode of Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil.
G.Q. also released its own version of the song in 1979. The cover picture features Janice-Marie Johnson holding a classic 1970s Fender Jazz Bass.
Pure Sugar's "Delicious" in 1998 samples Johnson's bass riff from Boogie Oogie Oogie.
Wounded Buffalo remix of Jamiroquai's Little L, on the single with the same name, also samples a portion of Johnson's bassline from this song.
Double sampled the song for her song "Driving All Night".
Keenan MacWillian, Sophie Bennette, and Lara Jean Marshall covered "Boogie Oogie Oogie" on their Saddle Club CD "Friends Forever".
Chart positions [edit]
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
References [edit]
- ^ 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.
External links [edit]
| Preceded by "Grease" by Frankie Valli |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 9, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Kiss You All Over" by Exile |
| Preceded by "You and I" by Rick James |
Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single August 5, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Three Times a Lady" by The Commodores |
| Preceded by "Last Dance" / "After Dark" / "Thank God It's Friday" / "Take It to the Zoo" by Donna Summer / Pattie Brooks / Love & Kisses / Sunshine |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single July 15, 1978 – July 29, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Hot Shot" by Karen Young |
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