Jungle Boogie
{{Infobox song
| name = Jungle Boogie
| cover = Jungle boogie by kool and the gang US single.png
| alt =
| caption = Side A of the US single
| type = single
| artist = Kool & the Gang
| album = Wild and Peaceful
| B-side = North, South, East, West
| released = November 24, 1973
| format =
| recorded = 1973
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Funk{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7511389/best-funk-songs-of-all-time-dance-music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401044326/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7511389/best-funk-songs-of-all-time-dance-music |title=The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever |author=Big Gigantic |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=October 4, 2021 |url-status=live}}
| length = 3:08
| label = Mercury
| writer = Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, Donald Boyce, George Melvin Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Clifford Adams and Dennis Thomas
| producer =
| prev_title = Funky Stuff
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Hollywood Swinging
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|QGKiC2suCHQ|"Jungle Boogie"}}}}
}}
"Jungle Boogie" is a funk record by Kool & the Gang from their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful.{{cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Andrew |title=Wild and Peaceful - Kool & the Gang |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-and-peaceful-mw0000181827 |work=Allmusic |access-date=3 September 2012}} It reached number four as a single, and became very popular in nightclubs.{{cite book |title=Rock N' Roll Gold Rush |last=Dean |first= Maury |author-link= Maury Dean |year= 2003 |publisher= Algora |isbn= 0-87586-207-1 |page= 287}} Billboard ranked it as the number 12 single for 1974, despite as many as 36 No. 1 singles that year.
In 1994, Jungle Boogie was repopularized on the soundtrack of the film Pulp Fiction.{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/pulp-fiction-soundtrack/ | title=Pulp Fiction soundtrack: Every song in the movie by scene }} It was also used in promo packages by wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s.
In 1992, Madonna sampled Jungle Boogie in the song "Erotica".{{Cite web |title=Erotica by Madonna on WhoSampled |url=https://www.whosampled.com/Madonna/Erotica/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=WhoSampled |language=en}}
In 1996 german rap group Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt sampled Jungle Boogie in the song Türkisch from their album Zurück nach Rödelheim.https://www.whosampled.com/sample/154834/R%C3%B6delheim-Hartreim-Projekt-Patrick-Wiegand-Rob-Feggans-T%C3%BCrkisch-Kool-%26-the-Gang-Jungle-Boogie/
Background
The spoken main vocal was performed by the band's roadie Don Boyce. An instrumental version of the tune with an overdubbed flute part and additional percussion instruments, titled "Jungle Jazz", appeared on the album Spirit of the Boogie. There is a Tarzan yell at the track's end and grunting, panting and scatting heard throughout.
Track listing
De-Lite Records – DE-559:{{cite news |title=Jungle Boogie/North, East, South, West |url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/Kool-And-The-Gang-Jungle-Boogie-North-East-South-West/release/1238882 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=November 4, 2016}}
{{Track listing
|title1 = Jungle Boogie
|note1 = from the album Wild and Peaceful
|writer1 = Kool & the Gang and Ronald Bell
|length1 = 3:08
|title2 = North, East, South, West
|note2 = from the album Good Times
|writer2 = Rick West
|length2 = 3:36
}}
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Kool & The Gang|title=Jungle Boogie|award=Gold|relyear=1973|certyear=1974|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
In other media
- The song was used in the teaser trailer for Dunston Checks In.
- This song was played in films such as Pulp Fiction, The Lion King 1½, Undercover Brother, Ready to Rumble and Beerfest.
- This song was featured in the setlist for Rock Band Blitz and subsequently playable as both import and DLC track in Rock Band 3.
Charts
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!Chart (1973–1974) !Peak |
| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=473}}
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| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard){{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=332}}
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