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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Baby Do You Wanna Bump
| name = Baby Do You Wanna Bump
| Cover = Boney M. - Baby Do You Wanna Bump (1975 single).jpg
| cover = Boney M. - Baby Do You Wanna Bump (1975 single).jpg
| Artist = [[Boney M.]]
| alt =
| Album = [[Take the Heat off Me]]
| type = single
| Released = February 1975
| artist = [[Boney M.]]
| Recorded = December 1974
| album = [[Take the Heat off Me]]
| Format = [[7" single]]
| released = February 1975
| Genre = [[Euro disco]]
| recorded = December 1974
| Length = 3:35
| studio =
| genre = [[Eurodisco]]<ref name= "Breihan 2021">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number|website= [[Stereogum]] |date= July 26, 2021|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2154968/the-number-ones-milli-vanillis-baby-dont-forget-my-number/columns/the-number-ones/|quote= ...transforming it into giddily horny disco and releasing it under the name “Baby Do You Wanna Bump|accessdate= November 26, 2023}}</ref>
| Label = [[Hansa Records]] <small>(FRG)</small><br>[[Creole Records]] <small>(UK)</small>
| Writer = Zambi
| length = 3:35
| Producer = Frank Farian
| label =
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* [[Hansa Records|Hansa]] (FRG)
| Last single =
* [[Creole Records|Creole]] (UK)
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| This single = "'''Baby Do You Wanna Bump'''"<br />(1975)
| writer = Zambi ([[Frank Farian]]), George Reyam
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| Next single = "[[Daddy Cool (Boney M. song)|Daddy Cool]]"<br />(1976)
| producer = Frank Farian
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| Stub = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Zly6sxga3_8|"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (''TopPop'', 1975)}}}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[Daddy Cool (Boney M. song)|Daddy Cool]]
| next_year = 1976
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Zly6sxga3_8|"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (''TopPop'', 1975)}}}}
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"'''Baby Do You Wanna Bump'''" is a song recorded by [[Germany|German]] record producer [[Frank Farian]] under the name [[Boney M.]] and included on the 1976 album ''[[Take the Heat off Me]]''. It was the first Boney M. single and a minor hit in the Netherlands<ref name="Dutch100"/> and Belgium, which prompted Farian to create a proper group to promote his studio project. In the United Kingdom the single was released by label [[Creole Records]], but went unnoticed.


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"'''Baby Do You Wanna Bump'''" is a song recorded by German record producer [[Frank Farian]] under the name [[Boney M.]], and included on the group's 1976 debut album ''[[Take the Heat off Me]]''. Released as the first Boney M. single, it became a minor hit in the Netherlands<ref name="Dutch100"/> and Belgium, prompting Farian to create a proper group to promote his studio project. In the United Kingdom, the single was released by [[Creole Records]], but went unnoticed.
==The song==
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"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"—a remake of [[Prince Buster]]'s song "[[Al Capone (song)|Al Capone]]" from the 1960s—was written by Frank Farian under the pseudonym Zambi, with Farian himself doing the deep male lead vocal as well as the high falsetto backing vocals. When the song was included on the album ''Take the Heat Off Me'' Farian joined the A- and B-sides of the original single (Parts I & II) and created an extended album version with overdubbed vocals by group members [[Liz Mitchell]] and [[Marcia Barrett]].


==Concept and release==
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The track was not included on the UK, US, Brazilian and Japanese versions of the debut album since the recording was still licensed to Creole Records and was replaced by "Help Help", a Frank Farian composition previously issued by Austrian singer [[Gilla (singer)|Gilla]].
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"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"—a remake of [[Prince Buster]]'s 1960s song "[[Al Capone (song)|Al Capone]]"—was written by producer Frank Farian under the pseudonym Zambi, with Farian himself doing the deep male lead vocal, as well as the high falsetto backing vocals. George Reyam was also credited as a composer on Part II, but the label did not mention Prince Buster, who had written "Al Capone". When the song was included on the Boney M. debut album ''Take the Heat off Me'', Farian joined the A- and B-sides of the original single (Parts I & II) together and created an extended album version.
Many YouTube uploads of the song and online articles have included a question mark at the end of the title, despite the single cover and the single itself not having one.


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The track was not included on the UK, US, Brazilian and Japanese versions of that album, since the recording was still licensed to Creole Records, and it was replaced on those pressings by "Help Help", a Farian composition previously released by Austrian singer [[Gilla (singer)|Gilla]].
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When Boney M. topped the charts in 1978 with "[[Rivers of Babylon]]" and "[[Brown Girl in the Ring (song)|Brown Girl in the Ring]]", Creole Records re-issued "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" as a 12" single in the UK. The running time of the 7" and 12" single were the same; 3:40 for part 1 and 3:00 for part 2 (though the Germany released 7" had a slightly longer B side part 2 with running time 3:13).

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When Boney M. topped the UK charts with "[[Rivers of Babylon]]" and "[[Brown Girl in the Ring (song)|Brown Girl in the Ring]]" in 1978, Creole Records re-issued "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" as a 12" single there. The running times of the 7" and 12" singles were unchanged{{px2}}{{mdash}}{{hsp}}3:40 for part 1 and 3:00 for part 2{{px2}}{{mdash}}{{hsp}}although the German-released 7" single had a slightly longer part 2 on the B-side with a running time of 3:13.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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! scope="col"| Chart (1976)
! scope="col"| Chart (1976)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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{{single chart|Flanders|8|artist=Boney M.|song=Baby Do You Wanna Bump|accessdate=7 August 2017}}
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{{single chart|Dutch100|12|artist=Boney M.|song=Baby Do You Wanna Bump|accessdate=7 August 2017|refname=Dutch100}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|12|artist=Boney M.|song=Baby Do You Wanna Bump|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 August 2017|refname=Dutch100}}
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Latest revision as of 06:46, 20 November 2024

"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"
Single by Boney M.
from the album Take the Heat off Me
ReleasedFebruary 1975
RecordedDecember 1974
GenreEurodisco[1]
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)Zambi (Frank Farian), George Reyam
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"
(1975) 		"Daddy Cool"
(1976)
Music video
"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (TopPop, 1975) on YouTube

"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" is a song recorded by German record producer Frank Farian under the name Boney M., and included on the group's 1976 debut album Take the Heat off Me. Released as the first Boney M. single, it became a minor hit in the Netherlands[2] and Belgium, prompting Farian to create a proper group to promote his studio project. In the United Kingdom, the single was released by Creole Records, but went unnoticed.

Concept and release

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"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"—a remake of Prince Buster's 1960s song "Al Capone"—was written by producer Frank Farian under the pseudonym Zambi, with Farian himself doing the deep male lead vocal, as well as the high falsetto backing vocals. George Reyam was also credited as a composer on Part II, but the label did not mention Prince Buster, who had written "Al Capone". When the song was included on the Boney M. debut album Take the Heat off Me, Farian joined the A- and B-sides of the original single (Parts I & II) together and created an extended album version. Many YouTube uploads of the song and online articles have included a question mark at the end of the title, despite the single cover and the single itself not having one.

The track was not included on the UK, US, Brazilian and Japanese versions of that album, since the recording was still licensed to Creole Records, and it was replaced on those pressings by "Help Help", a Farian composition previously released by Austrian singer Gilla.

When Boney M. topped the UK charts with "Rivers of Babylon" and "Brown Girl in the Ring" in 1978, Creole Records re-issued "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" as a 12" single there. The running times of the 7" and 12" singles were unchanged‍— 3:40 for part 1 and 3:00 for part 2‍— although the German-released 7" single had a slightly longer part 2 on the B-side with a running time of 3:13.

Charts

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Chart performance for "Baby Do You Wanna Bump"
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 12

References

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  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (July 26, 2021). "The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number". Stereogum. Retrieved November 26, 2023. ...transforming it into giddily horny disco and releasing it under the name "Baby Do You Wanna Bump
  2. ^ a b "Boney M. – Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Boney M. – Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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