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Blame It on the Boogie
The Jacksons
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- Album
- Destiny
- Released
- 1978
- Genres
- disco, motown, philly soul
- Length
- 3:35
- Tempo
- 113 BPM
- Label
- Epic
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About this song
The song is a cover of an obscure original co-written and performed by English artist Mick Jackson. Michael Jackson joked in his autobiography Moonwalk that, because of this, the band could still claim all the songs on Destiny were written and produced by the Jacksons. It did middling numbers in the US but was a worldwide hit, and it remains the Jacksons' most celebrated song.
What it's about
The Jacksons try to fight the boogie for their girl's attention, before giving in to it themselves.
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Fun facts
- It's actually a cover of “B”.
- Sampled in 5 other songs, like “BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE by SNG Brayden”.
- Covered once, including “Blame it on the Bad Mama Jama (Live in New York) by Molly Grace”.
- Written by Elmar Krohn, Dave Jackson and Mick Jackson.
- Produced by Bobby Colomby, Mike Atkinson and The Jacksons.