Blame It on the Boogie

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"Blame It on the Boogie" is a disco song, written and originally performed in 1978 by the British singer-songwriter, Mick Jackson (singer) (born Michael George Jackson)[1]. The song was co-authored by Mick's brother David Jackson and Elmar Krohn [2][3] and produced by Sylvester Levay.[2]

The single was released on the Atlantic Records label on both 7" and 12" vinyl and peaked at number 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 21 October 1978, [4] and number 61 in the United States [5]. The song has been covered by numerous artists.

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[edit] Cover versions

  • It was covered the same year by The Jacksons for their Destiny album. It is this version by which the song is most widely known, and is often thought to be penned by the more famous Michael Jackson (aided in part by the fact that, in the writing credits of the Destiny album, Michael (Joseph) Jackson is listed as "Michael Jackson" on all tracks apart from "Blame It on the Boogie", where the credit is to the more ambiguous "M. Jackson"). The Jacksons' version of the song peaked at #3 on the U.S R&B chart [1], # 54 on the U.S. pop charts [5] and number 20 on the Club Play Singles [1], #8 in the United Kingdom on the 4 November [4] and #7 in the Netherlands [2].
  • The Italian artist Rita Pavone released a version in 1979 on the album, Rita & l' Anonima Ragazzi (RCA label). [3]
  • In 1989, the song was covered by Big Fun, [4] and charted at number 4 in the UK on the 9 September [5], number 17 in France and number 37 in Australia [6].
  • In 1989, a version called "Blame It on the Baseline" was released by Fat Boy Slim (known as Norman Cook at the time) [7].
  • In 1990, the Mexican artist Luis Miguel released a version in the Spanish language: "Será Que No Me Amas" and included on his album 20 Años [8].
  • In 1996 a band calling themselves Blame It On The Wookiee recorded a parody of the song also entitled "Blame It On The Wookiee" [9]. The lyrics of this parody were written by Steven Cavanagh can be found here. [10]
  • In 1998, British disco-techno group Clock released a version [11] which reached number 16 in the UK on 28 November, [12] and 22 in New Zealand[13].
  • In September 1998, an artist called Kris MacKenzie released a cover version [14].
  • In 1998 F.I.P. released "Boogie Man'" featuring Mick Jackson [15] and released on the Global Satellite record label.[16]
  • In 2002, the 10 finalists of French reality TV show Nouvelle Star released a cover version as a group, [17] which reached number 15 on the French charts [18].
  • In 2002, The Dartmouth Cords released a cover on the album Elements of Style [19].
  • In 2002, the Brazilian band Caipirinha released a self-titled album featuring the song [20].
  • In 2003, the 13-year-old Danish singer Jay-Kid recorded his version of the song. This version reached number 32 in Sweden, 66 in France[21] and number one in South Africa [22].
  • 2003 also saw Captain Jack release the sunshine mix of the song, which featured on the album Cafe Cubar.[23]
  • In 2005 Loo and Placido released a mash-up of Jay-Kid's version, and "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash called "Should I Stay Or Should I Boogie?". It was featured in the album London Booted. [24]
  • In 2007 Ric Papilaya sung the song on the Austrian casting show Starmania, and it was released on the album The Very Best of Starmania.[25]
  • The Lucky Kids released a CD featuring a recording[26]. (release date unknown)
  • X Factor duo Same Difference sang the song on series 4.

The cover of the 1978 single "Blame It on the Boogie" B/W All Night Boogie by Mick Jackson.

The most famous version is shown here in the 1979 Jacksons version.

Cover of the Dutch edition of The Jacksons' version.

The Spanish cover of The Jacksons' single.

The Italian cover of The Jacksons' single

The Japanese version of The Jacksons' release.

Rita Pavone's album with her version as the lead song.

The cover of the 1989 version by Big Fun.

Norman Cook's version in 1989.

1998 saw the group Clock release their version as as single.

The cover of the Kris MacKenzie single.

The 2002 finalists of Nouvelle Star release their version.

Dartmouth Cords album Elements of Style which featured the song.

Back cover of the Brazilian cover of Caipirinha's album featuring "Blame It on the Boogie". cover

The Japanese edition of the album Cafe Cubar by Captain Jack.

The 2003 Jay-Kid version single cover.

Album containing the Mash-Up "Should I Stay Or Should I Boogie?"

This album featured Eric Papilaya of StarMania's version.

Luckykids.net version

[edit] Albums inspired by the song

  • The Dutch disco group The Yum Yums released an album entitled Blame It on the Boogie, but it did not include a cover version. [27]
  • A Compilation album, entitled Blame It On The Boogie, was released 26 September 1994. [28]

The Yum Yums album inspired by the song

A compilation album (features The Jacksons version)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Michael 'Mick' Jackson. disco-disco.com.
  2. ^ a b "Blame it on the Boogie" - Record sleeve. Atlantic Records.
  3. ^ Introduction. Mick Jackson Music.
  4. ^ a b "Blame it on the Boogie". ChartStats.com.
  5. ^ a b "Blame it on the Boogie" by The Jacksons. SongFacts.

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[edit] Other Appearances

In the 2000's a small, singing chicken known as "Sweety the Chick" sang the chorus of Blame it on the Boogie. Sweety the Chick was created by Jamba! animations, a mobile phone content provider. The video can be viewed here.[29]