Boops (Here to Go)
{{short description|1987 song by Sly and Robbie}}
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| type = single
| artist = Sly and Robbie
| album = Rhythm Killers
| released = 1987
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| genre = Electronic
| length = {{duration|m=5|s=20}}
| label = 4th & Broadway, Island
| writer = Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bill Laswell, Shinehead, Bootsy Collins
| producer = Bill Laswell, Material
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| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|U2XBHSpwYxc|"Boops (Here to Go)"}}}}
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"Boops (Here to Go)" is a song by Jamaican duo Sly and Robbie, released in 1987 as the first single from the album Rhythm Killers. The song is their most successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1987, and remained on the chart for a total of 11 weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/boops-(here-to-go)/|title=Boops (Here to Go) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}
The song also reached No. 13 in New Zealand,{{Cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Sly+%2B+Robbie&titel=Boops+%28Here+To+Go%29&cat=s|title=charts.org.nz - Sly and Robbie - Boops (Here to Go)|website=Charts.nz}} and No. 58 in the Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sly+%2B+Robbie&titel=Boops+%28Here+To+Go%29&cat=s|title=Dutch Charts - Sly and Robbie - Boops (Here to Go)|website=Dutchcharts.nl}} It contains an interpolation from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, and a rap by Shinehead.
In 2006, English musician Robbie Williams interpolated "Boops (Here to Go)" in his song "Rudebox",{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/robbie-williams-rudebox|title=Robbie Williams - Rudebox | Album Reviews|date=October 22, 2006}} which was a number one hit in several countries.
Track listing
UK 12"
:A. "Boops (Here to Go)" - 5:20
:B1. "Don't Stop the Music" - 5:45
:B2. "Boops (Instrumental)" - 4:04
Charts
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Chart (1987)
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style="text-align:left;"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
| style="text-align:center;"|58 |
style="text-align:left;"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
style="text-align:left;"|UK Singles (OCC)
| style="text-align:center;"|12 |
References
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Category:4th & B'way Records singles
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Songs written by Bootsy Collins
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