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"Boogie Shoes"
"Boogie Shoes"
	Artwork for 1978 Dutch single, also used for 1978 US vinyl single
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album KC and the Sunshine Band / Saturday Night Fever
B-side	"I Get Lifted"
Released	January 1978
Recorded	1975
Genre	Disco; funk;
Length	2:17
Label	TK
Songwriter(s)	Harry Wayne Casey; Richard Finch;
Producer(s)	Harry Wayne Casey; Richard Finch;
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
Official audio
	"Boogie Shoes" (2004 remix) on YouTube

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"Boogie Shoes" is a funk/disco song by KC and the Sunshine Band, which first appeared on their 1975 self-titled album. The song became a hit after it appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. It was subsequently released as a single and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the soul chart in 1978.^[3] Before its 1978 release as an A-side, the song was the B-side to the 1976 single "Shake Your Booty".

Structurally, it uses the sixteen-bar blues chord progression. As with several of KC's disco songs, some of the lyrics are playfully suggestive: "I want to do it till the sun comes up / I want to do it till I can't get enough."

In addition to Saturday Night Fever, the song is featured in numerous other films, including No Escape (1994), Mallrats (1995), Boogie Nights (1997), Detroit Rock City (1999), The Wedding Date (2005), Hop (2011),The Intern (2015), Knock at the Cabin (2023) as well as the television series Sports Night, Desperate Housewives (both, coincidentally, with star Felicity Huffman dancing to it), Flash Forward, and Pose.

The song peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart in the week of 6 May 1978 and was on the chart for a total of five weeks.^[4]

Covers and sampling

The song has been sampled by the Bloodhound Gang in the song "One Way", Trick Daddy in the song "Take It to da House", and Icandy in the song "Keep Dat". Alex Chilton covered "Boogie Shoes" on his 1979 album Like Flies on Sherbert. In 2012, the song was sung by Alex Newell (playing a transgender teen) in the Glee episode "Saturday Night Glee-ver".

Personnel

Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, vocals
Jerome Smith – guitar
Richard Finch – bass guitar
Robert Johnson – drums
Oliver C. Brown – percussion
Ken Faulk – trumpet
Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
Beverly Champion – background vocals
Margaret Reynolds – background vocals
Jeanette Williams – background vocals

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Boogie Shoes single". Dutch Charts.
^ "KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
^ "Boogie Shoes". Official Charts.
^ "American single certifications – KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[1] "Boogie Shoes single". Dutch Charts.

[2] "KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.

[4] "Boogie Shoes". Official Charts.

[United_StatesKC_&_The_Sunshine_BandBoogie_ShoessingleCertRef-5] "American single certifications – KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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-| caption    = Artwork for 1978 Dutch single, also used for 1978 US vinyl single
+| caption       = Artwork for 1978 Dutch single, also used for 1978 US vinyl single
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+| artist        = [[KC and the Sunshine Band]]
-| album      = [[KC and the Sunshine Band (album)|KC and the Sunshine Band]] / [[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]
+| album         = [[KC and the Sunshine Band (album)|KC and the Sunshine Band]] / [[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]
+| B-side        = I Get Lifted
-|B-side=I Get Lifted| released   = January 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=KC+%26+The+Sunshine+Band&titel=Boogie+Shoes&cat=s|title=Boogie Shoes single}}</ref>
+| released      = January 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=KC+%26+The+Sunshine+Band&titel=Boogie+Shoes&cat=s|title=Boogie Shoes single |website=Dutch Charts}}</ref>
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+| genre         = *[[Disco]]
-*[[funk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/KC-The-Sunshine-Band-Boogie-Shoes/master/162687|title= KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
+*[[funk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/KC-The-Sunshine-Band-Boogie-Shoes/master/162687|title= KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes|year= 1978|website=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
-| length     = 2:17
-| label      = [[TK Records|TK]]
+| length        = 2:17
-| writer     = *Harry Wayne Casey
+| label         = [[TK Records|TK]]
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+*[[Richard Finch (musician)| Richard Finch]]
+| producer      = *Harry Wayne Casey
 *Richard Finch
-| producer   = *Harry Wayne Casey
+| prev_title    = [[Keep It Comin' Love]]
+| prev_year     = 1977
-*Richard Finch
+| next_title    = Black Water Gold
-| prev_title = [[Keep It Comin' Love]]
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 Structurally, it uses the [[sixteen-bar blues]] chord progression. As with several of KC's disco songs, some of the lyrics are playfully suggestive: "I want to do it till the sun comes up / I want to do it till I can't get enough."
-In addition to ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'', the song is featured in numerous other films, including ''[[No Escape (1994 film)|No Escape]]'' (1994), ''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995), ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997), ''[[Detroit Rock City (film)|Detroit Rock City]]'' (1999), ''[[The Wedding Date]]'' (2005), ''[[Knock at the Cabin]]'' (2022) as well as the television series ''[[Sports Night]]'', ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' (both, coincidentally, with star [[Felicity Huffman]] dancing to it), ''[[Flash Forward]]'', and ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]''.
+In addition to ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'', the song is featured in numerous other films, including ''[[No Escape (1994 film)|No Escape]]'' (1994), ''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995), ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997), ''[[Detroit Rock City (film)|Detroit Rock City]]'' (1999), ''[[The Wedding Date]]'' (2005), ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'' (2011),''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]'' (2015), ''[[Knock at the Cabin]]'' (2023) as well as the television series ''[[Sports Night]]'', ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' (both, coincidentally, with star [[Felicity Huffman]] dancing to it), ''[[Flash Forward]]'', and ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]''.
-The song peaked at number 34 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in the week of 6 May 1978 and was on the chart for a total of five weeks.<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/boogie-shoes/</ref>
+The song peaked at number 34 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in the week of 6 May 1978 and was on the chart for a total of five weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/kc-and-the-sunshine-band-boogie-shoes/ |title=Boogie Shoes |website=Official Charts}}</ref>
 ==Covers and sampling==
-The song has been [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] by [[the Bloodhound Gang]] in the song "One Way" and by [[Trick Daddy]] in the song "[[Take It to da House]]". [[Alex Chilton]] covered "Boogie Shoes" on his 1979 album ''[[Like Flies on Sherbert]]''. In 2012, the song was sung by [[Alex Newell]] (playing a [[transgender]] teen) in the ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' episode "[[Saturday Night Glee-ver]]".
+The song has been [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] by [[the Bloodhound Gang]] in the song "One Way", [[Trick Daddy]] in the song "[[Take It to da House]]", and Icandy in the song "Keep Dat". [[Alex Chilton]] covered "Boogie Shoes" on his 1979 album ''[[Like Flies on Sherbert]]''. In 2012, the song was sung by [[Alex Newell]] (playing a [[transgender]] teen) in the ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' episode "[[Saturday Night Glee-ver]]".
 ==Personnel==
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 [[Category:KC and the Sunshine Band songs]]
 [[Category:Boogie songs]]
+[[Category:Songs about shoes]]
 [[Category:Songs from Saturday Night Fever]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Harry Wayne Casey]]

v t e 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" "Yes, I'm Ready" "Give It Up"
Related articles	Discography
Category

v t e Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Side one	"Stayin' Alive" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Night Fever" "More Than a Woman" (The Bee Gees) "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman)
Side two	"A Fifth of Beethoven" (Walter Murphy) "More Than a Woman" (Tavares) "Manhattan Skyline" (David Shire) "Calypso Breakdown" (Ralph MacDonald)
Side three	"Night on Disco Mountain" (David Shire) "Open Sesame" (Kool & the Gang) "Jive Talkin'" "You Should Be Dancing" (The Bee Gees) "Boogie Shoes" (KC and the Sunshine Band)
Side four	"Salsation" (David Shire) "K-Jee" (MFSB) "Disco Inferno" (The Trammps)