Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
Single by Baccara
from the album Baccara
B-side Cara Mia
Released 1977
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Genre Euro disco
Length 4:37 (album version)
3:15 (single version)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja
Producer(s) Rolf Soja
Baccara singles chronology
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
(1977)
"Sorry, I'm a Lady"
(1977)

"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara.

Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this standard disco song was a major hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the UK, spending a single week at the top in October 1977. It did not chart in the United States, despite receiving airplay in several markets. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time, despite being virtually unknown in the U.S., with an estimated total of 18 million units.[1]

Baccara was composed of Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura by RCA Records executive Leon Deane who saw them dancing flamenco and singing traditional songs for tourists; he subsequently signed them to the label.

Track listings

7" single (Europe & US)
  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" 4:28
  2. "Cara Mia" 2:
12" maxi single (US only)
  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" 6:50
  2. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" 6:50

Chart positions

Chart (1977-1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 2
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten) 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 1
France (IFOP)[5] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 1
Italy (FIMI)[9] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 33
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[13] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[16] 1

Covers

Other uses

Parodies

References

  1. [Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4]
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 23. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. "yes sir, i can boogie - baccara". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1
  5. http://top-france.fr/html/hebdo/cadre.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Pennanen, Timo (1977). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". GfK Entertainment.
  8. "Chart Track: Week 49, 1977". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. "I singoli più venduti del 1977". HitParadeItalia (in Italian). Creative Commons. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
    10. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara [#30]
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Baccara search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  11. "Charts.org.nz – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". VG-lista.
  13. Salaverri, Fernando (September 1977). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Singles Top 100.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  17. Christine Tski clip on YouTube
  18. Video on YouTube
  19. Один в Один! Сестры Толмачевы - Baccara (Yes Sir, I Can Boogie) on YouTube
  20. "Cadbury Dairy Milk – Office". TV Ad Music. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

External links

Preceded by
"Silver Lady" by David Soul
UK number one single
October 29, 1977
Succeeded by
"The Name Of The Game" by ABBA
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