I'm Your Boogie Man
{{short description|Song by KC & the Sunshine Band}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Your Boogie Man
| cover = I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = KC and the Sunshine Band
| album = Part 3
| B-side = Wrap Your Arms Around Me
| released = 1977
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Disco{{cite magazine|first= Evie |last= Nagy |title= Watching the 'Watchmen' Soundtrack |magazine= Billboard |date= March 3, 2009 |access-date= May 5, 2016 |url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269296/watching-the-watchmen-soundtrack}}
| length = 4:04
| label = TK
| writer = {{hlist|Harry Wayne Casey|Richard Finch}}
| producer = {{hlist|Harry Wayne Casey|Richard Finch}}
| prev_title = I Like to Do It
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Keep It Comin' Love
| next_year = 1977
}}
"I'm Your Boogie Man" is a song written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, and performed by Casey's band KC and the Sunshine Band, from their fourth album Part 3 (1976).
Background
Richard Finch said that the song was written about DJ Robert W. Walker of a Miami, Florida, radio station, who was the first to give airplay to the group's hit single "Get Down Tonight".{{cite web|title= I'm Your Boogie Man by KC & The Sunshine Band |website= Songfacts |access-date= December 9, 2009 |url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17607}}
Reception
New York Times critic John Rockwell called the song "another alluring, catchy, sleepily kinetic dance [disc]" and a "perfect summer (or spring, fall or winter) party record."{{cite news|via=newspapers.com|accessdate=2022-06-21|newspaper=Charlotte Observer|author=Rockwell, John|date=June 17, 1977|page=10D|title=Top 10 Singles Are All Eclectic|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104153570/the-charlotte-observer/}}
Record World said that "re-defining their hit formula with a sharp, syncopated beat and sassy vocals, it's poised to go all the way."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=February 19, 1977|accessdate=2023-02-16|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-02-19.pdf}}
Chart performance
In 1977 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
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=K.C. and the Sunshine Band|title=I'm Your Boogie Man|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1976|certyear=1977|access-date=August 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=KC & The Sunshine Band|title=I'm Your Boogie Man|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1976|certyear=2022|access-date=December 14, 2022}}
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White Zombie version
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Your Boogieman
| cover = White Zombie Im Your Boogieman.jpg
| alt =
| type = promotional single
| artist = White Zombie
| album = The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack
| released = 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:27
| label = Hollywood
| writer =
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| prev_title = The One
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
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 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 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=
The song earned White Zombie their third and final Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1997.{{cite news|first= Mary |last= Campbell |title= Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards |date= January 8, 1997 |newspaper= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |page= 8B}} Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the cover "embarrassingly predictable, humorless, and clueless."{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= The Crow: City of Angels [Original Soundtrack] |publisher= AllMusic |accessdate= February 7, 2022 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-crow-city-of-angels-original-soundtrack--mw0000038054}}
=Track listing=
{{track listing
| headline = American promo single
| title1 = I'm Your Boogieman
| length1 = 4:27
}}
{{track listing
| headline = European promo single
| title1 = I'm Your Boogieman
| note1 = Sex on the Rocks mix
| length1 = 4:50
}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|HT0wGSbASZE|KC & the Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man}}
{{KC and the Sunshine Band}}
{{White Zombie (band)}}
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Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:KC and the Sunshine Band songs
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Harry Wayne Casey
Category:Songs written by Richard Finch (musician)