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"I Love to Boogie" is a song by English rock band T. Rex. It was recorded in May 1976 and released as a single in June by record label EMI. It later appeared on T. Rex's final studio album, 1977's Dandy in the Underworld. Its B-side, "Baby Boomerang", was taken from an earlier T. Rex album, The Slider (1972).

"I Love to Boogie"
7" single cover
Single by T. Rex
from the album Dandy in the Underworld
B-side	"Baby Boomerang"
Released	11 June 1976
Recorded	May 1976
Genre	Glam rock
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Marc Bolan
Producer(s)	Marc Bolan
T. Rex singles chronology
"London Boys" (1976) "I Love to Boogie" (1976) "Laser Love" (1976)

Recording

"I Love to Boogie" was recorded and mixed in a single day by engineer Ian Maidman at Decibel Studio in Stamford Hill, London.[1]

Release

"I Love to Boogie" was released as a single on 11 June 1976 by record label EMI.[2] It later appeared on T. Rex's final studio album, 1977's Dandy in the Underworld. The song was in the UK charts for a total of nine weeks, peaking at No. 13.[3]

The song was released to controversy due to its resemblance to Webb Pierce's "Teenage Boogie", prompting rockabillies to attempt to burn copies of the single at an event held in a pub on the Old Kent Road, South East London. Disc jockey Geoff Barker complained that "The records are so alike it can't be a coincidence." When Pierce's publishers contacted Bolan's London office, Bolan's manager Tony Howard employed a musicologist to analyse both songs. The musicologist noted that "Teenage Boogie" was itself based on a riff that had been around long before the song was written.[4]

"I Love to Boogie" is amongst T. Rex's best known and most popular hits.[5]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In Popular Culture

"I Love to Boogie" features in the film Billy Elliot, as the music for a dance routine with Julie Walters and Jamie Bell.[7]

References

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