"Bootie Call" is a song performed by English-Canadian girl group
All Saints from their debut album, ''
All Saints'' (1998). The song was
co-written
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by group member
Shaznay Lewis
Tricia Marie "Shaznay" Lewis (born 14 October 1975) is an English singer, songwriter and a member of the girl group All Saints. She has co-written most of the group's songs, including number one singles: "Bootie Call", "Pure Shores" and internat ...
in
collaboration
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with its
producer,
Karl Gordon
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Gordon was brought up listening to reggae by his father and was inspired to become a DJ after listenin ...
. "Bootie Call" was first released on 31 August 1998 by
London Records
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as All Saints' fourth official
single
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.
"Bootie Call" was released on
cassette
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,
CD and
12-inch
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format accompanied by a
B-side
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entitled "Get Down" as well as previous hit "
I Know Where It's At
"I Know Where It's At" is a song by English-Canadian girl group All Saints, released in August 1997 as their debut single from their first album, '' All Saints'' (1997). The song debuted on the National Lottery Live 9 August 1997 and was first ...
" and a remix of "
Never Ever". It achieved chart success, topping the
UK Singles Chart
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on 6 September 1998 and becoming the group's third consecutive number-one hit. The single also performed well internationally, peaking within the top 10 in Iceland, Ireland, and the Netherlands and the top 40 in Belgium and Sweden.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured All Saints sitting and lying down in an open top car while singing the song. There was also clips of a group of people walking down the street wearing matching outfits, various people being silly with the phone, break dancing in the street and a woman playing golf on top of the phone box.
Track listings
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1997 songs
1998 singles
All Saints (group) songs
Songs about casual sex
Songs written by K-Gee
Songs written by Shaznay Lewis
UK Singles Chart number-one singles