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"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Song
B-side"Boogie Shoes"

"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" is a song recorded and released in 1976 by KC and the Sunshine Band for the album Part 3. The song became their third number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as their third number-one on the soul singles chart.[1] The song was met with a degree of controversy, since the lyrics were interpreted by many as having sexual connotations. The b-side of Shake Your Booty was "Boogie Shoes", which later became a hit on its own when it appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1978. Richard Finch explained to Songfacts that this song was directly inspired by dance moves they witnessed in clubs, especially when somebody broke loose and started to "shake their booty."[2]

Chart performances

Chart (1976) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 22
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1

"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" holds the record for being the only number-one song title with a word repeated more than three times in it. The chorus consists of the title expression with the word "shake" appearing eight times.

Appearances in other media

  • German techno band Scooter sampled the song on their single "Shake That!", taken from the 2004 album Mind The Gap.
  • The title was parodied by Frank Zappa with his 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti, as well as the album's title track.
  • Hit Animated T.V. series The Simpsons used it over the credits for their 7th season episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" over a montage of clips featuring nudity.
  • Featured a instrumental cover in the movie: Semi-Pro, on entry to the stadium in their final game against the spurs.
  • In Full House, in the episode "Slumber Party", Danny, Michelle, and Jesse dance to it.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
  2. ^ "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single
September 11, 1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single
August 28, 1976
Preceded by Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single
September 18 - October 2, 1976 		Succeeded by


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