I'm Your Boogie Man

"I'm Your Boogie Man"
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album Part 3
B-side "Wrap Your Arms Around Me"
Released 1976, 1977
Format 7", 12"
Genre Disco[1]
Label TK
Writer(s) Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
Producer(s) Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
"I Like to Do It"
(1976)		 "I'm Your Boogie Man"
(1977)		 "Keep It Comin' Love"
(1977)

"I'm Your Boogie Man" is a song originally performed by KC and the Sunshine Band from their 1976 album Part 3.

KC and the Sunshine Band version

Richard Finch said that the song was written about a DJ at a Miami, Florida radio station called Robert W. Walker, who was the first to give their hit single "Get Down Tonight" airplay.[2] In 1977 the song reached the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 R&B Singles chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 11 song of 1977. The song was also an international chart hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada and charting in Australia (No. 38), Belgium (No. 16), the Netherlands (No. 6), New Zealand (No. 12) and the UK (No. 41).

The song was sampled in at least one preview for all five of the Scary Movie films, as well as in the 2005 film Roll Bounce, the 2007 film Superbad and comic-to-film-adaptation Watchmen. It was also the opening song for the 1995 film The Last Supper.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1976–77) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 16
Canada (CHUM)[5] 2
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[6] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 1
France (IFOP)[8] 34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[13] 9
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[13] 3
US Cash Box[14] 1
US Record World[15] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 63
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 73
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 11
US Cash Box[20] 15

White Zombie version

"I'm Your Boogieman"
Single by White Zombie
from the album The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack
Released 1996
Format CD single
Length 4:27
Label Miramax, Hollywood
Writer(s) Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
Producer(s) Terry Date, Ulrich Wild, White Zombie
White Zombie singles chronology
"The One"
(1996)		 "I'm Your Boogieman"
(1996)		 "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls"
(1996)
The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack track listing
"Gold Dust Woman"
(1)		 "I'm Your Boogieman"
(2)		 "Jurassitol"
(3)

American band White Zombie originally recorded a cover of "I'm Your Boogie Man" for the The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack. However, since the song's release date, it has also appeared on Rob Zombie's greatest hits album Past, Present & Future and as a remixed version on the EP Supersexy Swingin' Sounds. The song is another different music style for the band as they are fusing disco with heavy metal. 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 Halloween, which would later be remade in 2007 by Rob Zombie. The remixed version was also heard on a Halloween episode of the ABC television series 666 Park Avenue.

Reception

Although the song failed to chart, it earned White Zombie their third and final Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1997.

Music video

The music video features Rob Zombie singing along to the lyrics of the song. Rob's screen time is cut multiple times, flashing to select scenes from the film The Crow: City of Angels. The video also features Zombie's brother Spider One as a sort of mad scientist host of a television show called "The Dr. Spooky Show" playing as Dr. Spooky.

Track listing

  1. "I'm Your Boogieman" – 4:27

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nagy, Evie (March 3, 2009). "Watching The 'Watchmen' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "I'm Your Boogie Man by KC & The Sunshine Band". Songfacts. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – KC & The Sunshine Band – I'm Your Boogie Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ CHART NUMBER 1064 – Saturday, June 04, 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 11, 2006). CHUM.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 5131." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5248a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "K.C. & The SUNSHINE Band" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and The Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & The Sunshine Band – I'm Your Boogie Man" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – KC & The Sunshine Band – I'm Your Boogie Man". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1977-05-01" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JUNE 4, 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 3, 2012). Cash Box magazine.
  15. ↑ RECORD WORLD 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2009). Record World. Geocities.com.
  16. ↑ "Top 200 Singles of 1977". RPM. Vol. 28 no. 14. December 31, 1977. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Top 100 Hits for 1977". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  20. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2012). Cash Box magazine.
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