Jungle Boogie

"Jungle Boogie" is a funk record by Kool & the Gang from their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. It reached number four as a single, and became very popular in nightclubs. Billboard ranked it as the number 12 single for 1974, despite as many as 36 No. 1 singles that year.

In 1994, Jungle Boogie was repopularized on the soundtrack of the film Pulp Fiction. It was also used in promo packages by wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s.

Background

The spoken main vocal was performed by the band's roadie Don Boyce. An instrumental version of the tune with an overdubbed flute part and additional percussion instruments, titled "Jungle Jazz", appeared on the album Spirit of the Boogie. There is a Tarzan yell at the track's end and grunting, panting and scatting heard throughout.

Track listing

De-Lite Records - DE-559:

Certifications

Charts

References

1. Spirit of the Boogie
2. America's Best Dance Crew season 5
3. Kool & the Gang
4. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
5. Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album)
6. Robert "Kool" Bell
7. Boogie (genre)
8. The Lion King 1½
9. Pulp Fiction (soundtrack)
10. Ronald Bell (musician)
11. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
12. List of Nickelodeon short films
13. Adam Ondra
14. Boogie Nights
15. Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
16. 24-7 Spyz
17. Kirk Thatcher
18. Erotica (Madonna album)
19. Jungle (A Boogie wit da Hoodie song)
20. That's So Raven (soundtrack)