(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

"(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 Hot Soul Singles chart.^[2] The song was met with a degree of controversy, since the lyrics were interpreted or likely speculated by many as having sexual connotations. However according to KC it had a lot more meaning and depth. During his performance he would witness the entire crowd having a good time except for some minority. The song inspired people to "get off their can and get out there and do it".^[3] 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 1977.

"(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.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	13
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[6]	9
Canada (CHUM)^[7]	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	1
France (IFOP)^[9]	21
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[10]	23
Italy (FIMI)^[11]	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[14]	7
Norway (VG-lista)^[15]	9
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[16]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[18]	22
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	1
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles^[19]	6
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[19]	1
US Cash Box^[20]	1
US Record World^[21]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Position
Canada (RPM 200 Singles)^[22]	19
Italy (FIMI)^[11]	84
US Billboard Hot 100^[23]	26
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[24]	4
US Cash Box^[25]	10

Order of precedence
Preceded by "Who'd She Coo?" by the Ohio Players	*US Billboard* Hot Soul Singles number-one single (first run)** August 28, 1976 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
Preceded by "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John with Kiki Dee	*Canadian CHUM* number-one single** September 8, 1976 – September 15, 1976 (2 weeks)

Preceded by "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees	*US Billboard* Hot 100 number-one single** September 11, 1976 (1 week)
Preceded by "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees	*Canadian RPM* Top Singles number-one single** September 18, 1976 (1 week)	Succeeded by "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
Preceded by "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry	*US Record World* number-one single** September 18, 1976 (1 week)
	*US Cash Box* number-one single** September 25, 1976 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs
	*US Billboard* Hot Soul Singles number-one single (second run)** September 18, 1976 – October 2, 1976 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Just to Be Close to You" by the Commodores

Appearances in other media

In 1976, the cast of The Brady Bunch performed the song in the pilot of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
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.
In Marlys Millhiser's time-travel novel The Mirror, main character Brandy McCabe, who has been transported forward in time to the 1970s, is mystified by the song and repeatedly asks people around her for help in understanding the meaning of the lyrics.
The 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.
- Earlier in said episode, a deleted scene from Burns' Heir shown has this song.
Featured an 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.
TV commercials for Sensa adapted the song, altering the lyrics to reflect the Sensa diet.
This song appeared in Jessica Chastain 2008 featured film, Jolene.

References

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↑ RECORD WORLD 1976 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 2, 2003). Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
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External links

KC and the Sunshine Band

Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey Maria De Crescenzo Anika Ellis Fermin Goytisolo Robert E. Lee David Simmons Chris Cadenhead Jeffery Reeves Steve Lashley John Reid Michael Cordone Fernando Diaz Miles Fielder Kenetha Morris Janell Burgess Richard Finch Jerome Smith Robert Johnson Oliver C. Brown Mike Lewis Vinnie Tanno Ken Faulk Margaret Reynolds Beverley Champion Jeanette Williams

Studio albums	Do It Good (1974) KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) The Sound of Sunshine (1975) Part 3 (1976) Who Do Ya (Love) (1978) Do You Wanna Go Party (1979) Space Cadet: Solo Flight (1981) The Painter (1981) All in a Night's Work (1982) KC Ten (1984) Oh Yeah! (1993) I'll Be There for You (2001) Yummy (2007)

Live albums	Get Down Live! (1995)

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1980) The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) 25th Anniversary Collection (1999) In A Mellow Mood (2005)

Singles	"Get Down Tonight" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "Rock Your Baby" "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" "I'm Your Boogie Man" "Keep It Comin' Love" "Boogie Shoes" "It's the Same Old Song" "Please Don't Go" "Give It Up"

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