(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty Explained

(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
Cover:	Kc shake booty single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	KC and the Sunshine Band
Album:	Part 3
B-Side:	Boogie Shoes
Released:	1976
Genre:	Disco
Length:	3:07
Label:	TK Records
Prev Title:	I Get Lifted
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	I Like to Do It
Next Year:	1976

"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" is a song recorded and released in 1976 by KC and the Sunshine Band for the album Part 3. The song became their third number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as their third number-one on the Hot Soul Singles chart.^[1] The song was met with a degree of controversy, since the lyrics were interpreted or likely speculated by many as having sexual connotations. According to KC, it had a lot more meaning and depth. During his performance he would witness the entire crowd having a good time except for some minority. The song inspired people to "get off their can and get out there and do it".^[2] The B-side of "Shake Your Booty" is "Boogie Shoes", which later became a hit on its own after it appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977 and then having its own release as a single in early 1978, becoming a top 40 hit in several countries including the UK and US.

The chorus consists of the title expression with shake appearing eight times.

Record World said that "A hypnotic invitation to get on the dance floor and shake, shake, shake your booty is one that you just can't pass up!"^[3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	16
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[5]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	1
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles	6
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	1
US Cash Box^[7]	1
US Record World^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	19
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	26
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[11]	4
US Cash Box^[12]	10

All-time charts

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1976
• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1976
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1976 (U.S.)
• List of number-one singles of 1976 (Canada)

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 . 2004 . Record Research . 315.

2. Book: Irvin, Jim . Jim Irvin

   . The MOJO Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion . Jim Irvin . 2007 . . 837.

3. Record World. July 3, 1976. 1. 2023-03-04. Hits of the Week.
4. Web site: Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 . Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020025459/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=21533&pages= . October 20, 2013.
5. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (K) . Rock.co.za . June 12, 2013.
6. Web site: KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106191901/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kc-the-sunshine-band-mn0000299668/awards . November 6, 2013. . AllMusic. All Media Network.
7. Web site: CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending SEPTEMBER 25, 1976 . June 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902181109/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19760925.html . September 2, 2012. . Cash Box.
8. The Singles Chart . . September 18, 1976 . 31 . September 17, 2017 . 0034-1622 .
9. Top 200 Singles of '76 . . 26 . 14 & 15 . January 8, 1977 . June 18, 2014 .
10. Web site: Top 100 Hits for 1976 . The Longbored Surfer . June 18, 2014 .
11. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 1976 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090618165029/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Hot%2BR&B%2FHip-Hop%2BSongs&g=Year-end%2BSingles&year=1976 . June 18, 2009. . Billboard.
12. Web site: The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1976 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825143147/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html . August 25, 2012. . Cash Box magazine.
13. Hot 100 60th Anniversary . Billboard . February 22, 2020 .