"Bustin' Loose (Part 1)" is a hit song for

Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader, and singer known as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, ...

. Released from the album of the same name, it spent four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart in early 1979 and peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart.

Popular culture

*"Bustin' Loose" is currently played after the first home run the

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hit in each game at

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. In the past it was played after every home run, with the exception of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, when the

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song " Bang Bang" was played. *It's been the victory song for the

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and the

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. *It can be heard in the " Treehouse of Horror XXVIII" episode of ''

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'', when

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cannibalizes himself. *The

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song "

Hot in Herre "Hot in Herre" is a song by American rapper Nelly, released as the lead single from his second album, ''Nellyville'' (2002). It was released on May 7, 2002, by Universal Records. It was written by Nelly, Charles Brown, and the producers the Nept ...

" contains an interpolation of "Bustin' Loose". *The song is featured in the video game Driver Parallel Lines. *In season 3 episode 1 of '' The Deuce'', the song can be heard in the final scene. *It played during the intro of the movie ''

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'', starring

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References

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