Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

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"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
Single by Baccara
from the album Baccara
B-side Cara Mia
Released 1977
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Genre Euro disco
Length 4:37 (album version)
3:15 (single version)
Label RCA-Victor
Writer(s) Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja
Producer(s) Rolf Soja
Baccara singles chronology
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
(1977)		 "Sorry, I'm a Lady"
(1977)

"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara.

Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this standard disco song was a major hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the UK, spending a single week at the top in October 1977. It did not chart in the United States, despite receiving airplay in several markets. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time, despite being virtually unknown in the U.S., with an estimated total of 18 million units.[1]

Baccara was composed of Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura by RCA Records executive Leon Deane who saw them dancing flamenco and singing traditional songs for tourists; he subsequently signed them to the label.

Track listings

7" single (Europe & US)
  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" — 4:28
  2. "Cara Mia" — 2:53
12" maxi single (US only)
  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" — 6:50
  2. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" — 6:50

Chart positions

Chart (1977-1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 2
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten) 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 1
France (IFOP)[5] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 1
Italy (FIMI)[9] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 33
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[13] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[16] 1

Covers

Other uses

Parodies

  • Prima Vera made a parody of the song with lyrics about a fisherman, who is denied access to a nightclub because he smells like fish.

References

  1. ↑ [Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4]
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". GfK Entertainment.
  8. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 49, 1977". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    10. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara [#30]
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Baccara search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". VG-lista.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Singles Top 60.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  17. ↑ Christine Tski clip on YouTube
  18. ↑ Video on YouTube
  19. ↑ Один в Один! Сестры Толмачевы - Baccara (Yes Sir, I Can Boogie) on YouTube
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Preceded by UK number one single
October 29, 1977		 Succeeded by
"The Name Of The Game" by ABBA
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