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"Jungle Boogie" is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful.[2] It reached number four as a single, and became very popular in nightclubs.[3] Billboard ranked it as the number 12 song for 1974, despite there being as many as 36 No. 1 singles that year.

"Jungle Boogie"
Side A of the US single
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Wild and Peaceful
B-side	"North, South, East, West"
Released	November 24, 1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Funk[1]
Length	3:08
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, Donald Boyce, George Melvin Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Clifford Adams and Dennis Thomas

Background

The song's 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. The song is noted for the Tarzan yell heard at the song's end and the grunting, panting and scatting heard throughout.

Track listing

De-Lite Records - DE-559:[4]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	4
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[7]	2

References

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