"I'm Your Boogie Man" is a song written and produced by
Harry Wayne Casey
Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name KC, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other art ...
and
Richard Finch, and performed by Casey's band
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "K ...
, from their fourth album ''
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'' (1976).
Background
Richard Finch said that the song was written about a DJ at a
Miami
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,
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, radio station named Robert W. Walker, who was the first to give their hit single "
Get Down Tonight
"Get Down Tonight" is a song released in 1975 on the self-titled album by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The song became widely successful, becoming the first of their five No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached th ...
" airplay.
Reception
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John Rockwell
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and a "perfect summer (or spring, fall or winter) party record."
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Record World
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'' said that "re-defining their hit formula with a sharp, syncopated beat and sassy vocals, it's poised to go all the way."
Chart performance
In
1977
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the song reached the number one position on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 3 on the soul chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the #11 song of 1977. The song was also an international hit, reaching number one in Canada and charting in Australia (No. 38), Belgium (No. 16), the Netherlands (No. 6), New Zealand (No. 12), and the United Kingdom (No. 41).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
White Zombie version
American band
White Zombie originally recorded a cover of "I'm Your Boogie Man" for ''
The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack''. However, since the song's release date, it has also appeared on
Rob Zombie's greatest hits album
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''
Past, Present & Future'' and as a remixed version on the
EP ''
Supersexy Swingin' Sounds''.
The audio samples in the song where children are heard saying "He's gonna get you! The Boogieman is coming!" are taken from the 1978 film ''
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'', which would later be
remade in 2007 by Rob Zombie. The remixed version was also heard on a Halloween episode of the
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''.
Reception
The song earned White Zombie their third and final
Grammy
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nomination for
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in
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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of
AllMusic
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called the cover "embarrassingly predictable, humorless, and clueless."
Track listing
See also
*
List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977
*
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1977
These are the number-one singles of 1977 according to the Top 100 Singles Chart in ''Cash Box'' magazine
References
* http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1977.html
See also
*1977 in music
* Hot 100 number-one hits of 1977 (Unit ...
*
List of number-one singles of 1977 (Canada)
This is a list of the weekly Canadian ''RPM'' magazine number one Top Singles chart of 1977.
See also
*1977 in music
* List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones of 1977
* List of ''Cashbox'' Top 100 number-one singles of 1977
References
;Not ...
*
List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1976
References
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1976 songs
1976 singles
1996 singles
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Cashbox number-one singles
KC and the Sunshine Band songs
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Songs written by Harry Wayne Casey
Songs written by Richard Finch (musician)
White Zombie (band) songs
Songs about dancing
TK Records singles
Hollywood Records singles