Peak
1
Weeks
23
Score
5,005
Chart Year
1978
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The band got the idea for this song when they played a show at a military base. It was a tough crowd, and the audience was not responding to their songs. Lead singer Hazel Payne admonished them from the stage: "If you're thinking that you're too cool to boogie, we've got news for you. Everyone here tonight must boogie and you are no exception to the rule." Afterwards in her hotel room, bass player Janice Marie Johnson wrote down the line, thinking that it would be a good song lyric. The single went on to sell over 2 million copies. A Taste of Honey were a US R &B group formed in Los Angeles in 1972 by Janice Marie Johnson (bass/vocals), Hazel Payne (vocals/guitar), Perry Kibble (keyboards) and Donald Johnson (drums). They won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, beating out Elvis Costello and The Cars. A Taste Of Honey had one other hit: their cover of Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" went to #3 in the US. Johnson came up with the famous bass intro when she was warming up before the recording session, unaware that she was being recorded.
If you're thinkin' you're too cool to boogie Boy oh boy have I got news for you Everybody here tonight must boogie Let me tell ya, you are no exception to the rule Get on up, on the floor 'Cause we're gonna boogie oogie oogie 'Till you just can't boogie no more Ah boogie, boogie no more You can't boogie no more Ah boogie, boogie no more Listen to the music There's no time to waste let's get the show on the road Listen to the music and let your body flow The sooner we begin the longer we got to groove Listen to the music and let your body move Now get on up, on the floor 'Cause we're gonna boogie oogie oogie 'Till you just can't boogie no more Ah boogie, boogie no more You can't boogie no more Ah boogie, boogie no more Listen to my bass here Get down boogie oogie oogie Get down boogie oogie oogie Get down boogie oogie oogie Get down
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 24, 1978 | 82 | 44 |
| 2 | Jul 1, 1978 | 72 | 54 |
| 3 | Jul 8, 1978 | 62 | 64 |
| 4 | Jul 15, 1978 | 52 | 74 |
| 5 | Jul 22, 1978 | 36 | 90 |
| 6 | Jul 29, 1978 | 28 | 98 |
| 7 | Aug 5, 1978 | 17 | 109 |
| 8 | Aug 12, 1978 | 6 | 120 |
| 9 | Aug 19, 1978 | 6 | 120 |
| 10 | Aug 26, 1978 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | Sep 2, 1978 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Sep 9, 1978 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | Sep 16, 1978 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | Sep 23, 1978 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | Sep 30, 1978 | 2 | 124 |
| 16 | Oct 7, 1978 | 2 | 124 |
| 17 | Oct 14, 1978 | 3 | 123 |
| 18 | Oct 21, 1978 | 3 | 123 |
| 19 | Oct 28, 1978 | 10 | 116 |
| 20 | Nov 4, 1978 | 17 | 109 |