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I'm Your Boogie Man
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Wikipedia article
"'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 a DJ at a Miami, Florida, radio station named Robert W. Walker, who was the first to give their hit single "Get Down Tonight" airplay.
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."
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
White Zombie version
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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the cover "embarrassingly predictable, humorless, and clueless."Track listing
See also
*List of 'Billboard' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977
*List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1977
*List of number-one singles of 1977 (Canada)
*List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1976
References
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