Boogie Oogie Oogie | |
Cover: | Boogie_oogie_oogie.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | A Taste of Honey |
Album: | A Taste of Honey |
B-Side: | World Spin |
Released: | 1978 |
Recorded: | 1978 |
Studio: | Pasadena Sounds (Los Angeles, California) |
Genre: | Disco, funk |
Length: | 5:37 |
Label: | Capitol |
Next Title: | Do It Good |
Next Year: | 1979 |
"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 hit. It topped the American pop, soul and disco charts, and it became the first certified platinum single in the history of Capitol Records for selling over two million copies. It also became one of the most recognizable songs from the disco era. The lyrics call out to listeners to "boogie oogie oogie, till you just can't boogie no more".
The group was awarded two platinum records for the single and the album, and they 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]
The song was used in the films At Close Range, Barcelona, The Watermelon Woman, Contact, Breast Men, The Big Heist, Mystery Men, Screwed, Canvas, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, and The Nice Guys.
It has been featured in the video games and Boogie.[3]
7" vinyl single
Chart (1978) | Peak position | |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 18 | |
Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 2 | |
Canada Top Disco Singles (RPM) | 1 | |
Germany (Official German Charts) | 40 | |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 32 | |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 2 | |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 3 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[5] | 1 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot Disco Singles[6] | 1 | |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 1 |
Chart (1978) | Rank | |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 28 | |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 16 | |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 26 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 9 | |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[11] | 7 |