"Boogie Wonderland" is a song by American R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, featuring The Emotions. Released as a single on March 20, 1979 by The American Record Company and Columbia Records, The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 29, 1979. "Boogie Wonderland" was written by Allee Willis and Jon Lind, and recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire. It was included on the album I Am. It is regarded as a classic of the disco era, peaking at number 14 on the disco chart.[1] On other US charts, "Boogie Wonderland" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[2]
Reception
"Boogie Wonderland" was written for The Emotions - cousins of Earth, Wind, & Fire's lead singer - and was commercially successful, selling over a million copies and being certified gold in the US (until the RIAA lowered sales levels required for certified singles in 1989, a gold certification was awarded for sales of one million units) and gold by the British Phonographic Industry for selling over 400,000 copies in the U.K.[3][4][5]
Covers
- "Boogie Wonderland" was the basis for the dance song "I'm Alive" by Stretch & Vern Present "Maddog"; the song reached number 6 in the U.K. in September 1996.[6]
Appearances in other media
- "Boogie Wonderland" has been featured in the American films Roller Boogie, Madagascar, Happy Feet, Don't Look Under the Bed, Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Caddyshack , Kronk's New Groove and The Nice Guys, as well as the French film The Intouchables.
- It was in the 23rd episode of Season 9 of U.S. TV series The Office.
- A remix of the song was used in the arcade game Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX, and the original version appeared later in Hottest Party 3.
- "Boogie Wonderland" has been made into different variations by The Ohio State University Marching Band, the Southern University Marching Band, Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands, and the Marching 100.
- The song is used in the Australian play, Priscilla: the Musical.
- The song is used as the theme for The Steve Czaban Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1979) |
Rank |
| Australia [12] |
56 |
| Canada [13] |
114 |
| New Zealand [14] |
30 |
| UK |
25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [15] |
57 |
| U.S. Cash Box [16] |
33 |
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Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to "Boogie Wonderland" is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net.[17]
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Accolade |
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Rank |
| Gary Mulholland |
U.K. |
This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock |
2002 |
* |
| Dave Marsh |
U.S. |
The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made |
1989 |
737 |
| Bruce Pollock |
U.S. |
The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 |
2005 |
* |
| Panorama |
Norway |
The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98 |
1999 |
13 |
(*) designates lists that are unordered.
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