Peak
54
Weeks
6
Score
389
Chart Year
1978
In this song, The Jacksons are dancing machines that can't help grooving all night long. There is a hint of storyline about leaving a girl behind ("that night I kissed our love goodbye"), which might be why the boogie is to blame. This was written by Yorkshireman Mick Jackson. He wrote it for Stevie Wonder originally and he was asked by Global records, Munich to record the track himself. At the 1978 Midem Music Festival in Cannes, France it was played for the first time and a member of The Jacksons entourage was there searching for tracks. He was amazed by the name coincident and was impressed by the track itself. He secretly taped it and went back to the States so the band could record it as quickly as possible before Mick's version was released. There was a race to release the tracks - it was called "The Battle of the Boogie" in the newspapers and it was perfect press material: two Michael Jacksons, two versions of "Blame It On The Boogie." The songs were out within days of each other and it was one of the rare occasions in the modern day that artists charted the same time with the same song. Some fans preferred Mick Jackson's more soulful version and others the more uptempo Jackson's version. Mick Jackson's version reached #15 in the UK and #61 in the US. The first "blame it" hit came in 1963 with "Blame It On The Bossa Nova." The Bee Gees adapted the lyrical concept in the disco era in 1975 when they blamed it on the nights on Broadway. After The Jacksons blamed it on the boogie, more blame followed in the '80s: "Blame It On Love" by Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell (1983) "Blame It On The Radio" by John Parr (1986) "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli (1989)
Hee, hee, hee My baby's always dancin' And wouldn't be a bad thing But I don't get no lovin' And that's no lie We spent the night in Frisco At every kind of disco From that night I kissed our love goodbye Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie That nasty boogie bugs me But somehow it has drugged me Spellbound rhythm gets me on my feet I've changed my life completely I've seen the lightning leave me And my baby just can't take her eyes off me Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie Don't you blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie Woo I just can't I just can't I just can't control my feet I just can't I just can't (yeah) I just can't control (woo) my feet I just can't I just can't I just can't control my feet I just can't I just can't I just can't control my feet Sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't, on the good times Blame it on the boogie This magic music grooves me That dirty rhythm fools me The Devil's gotten to me through this dance I'm full of funky fever A fire burns inside me Boogie's got me in a super trance Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie (Don't you blame it) Sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie Ow (Sunshine) woo (Moonlight) yeah (Good times) mmm (Boogie) you just got to (Sunshine) yeah (Moonlight) (Good times) good times (Boogie) Don't you blame it (sunshine) You just got to (moonlight) You just want to (good times) Yeah, oh (boogie) Blame it on yourself (sunshine) Ain't nobody's fault (moonlight) But yours and that boogie (good times) All, all night long (boogie) Can't stop that boogie (sunshine) Ain't nobody's fault (moonlight) But yours and that boogie (good times) Dancin' all night long (boogie) Blame it on yourself (sunshine) Ain't nobody's fault (moonlight) But yours and that funky Funky boogie, boogie, (woo) yeah
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 4, 1978 | 82 | 44 |
| 2 | Nov 11, 1978 | 69 | 57 |
| 3 | Nov 18, 1978 | 62 | 64 |
| 4 | Nov 25, 1978 | 54 | 72 |
| 5 | Dec 2, 1978 | 54 | 72 |
| 6 | Dec 9, 1978 | 93 | 33 |