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"Lady Bump" was a pop disco single in the mid-1970s. It was a major hit for Austrian singer Penny McLean who was formerly with Silver Convention.

"Lady Bump"
Single by Penny McLean
from the album Lady Bump
A-side	"Lady Bump"
B-side	"The Lady Bumps On" (instrumental)
Released	1975
Genre	Pop, disco
Length	3:42
Label	Jupiter (Germany) Atco (USA) EMI (UK) Columbia (Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Levay, Prager
Producer(s)	Michael Kunze
Penny McLean singles chronology
"A Letter From Miami" (1974) "Lady Bump" (1975) "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (1975)

About the single

The single backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was released on the Jupiter record label cat - 16 069 AT in June 1975.[1]

The single reached the 3 million mark.[2] For its popularity in New York discos, the track backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was rated number 14 by November 1975.[3] In January 1976, it debuted on the Cashbox pop singles charts, peaking at #61.[4] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" rated no 7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–76)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8]	2
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[9]	15
Italy (FIMI Singles Chart)[10]	21
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]	90
US Disco Singles (Billboard)[16]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[17]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[18]	24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Gold	75,000^
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

• In 1976, a group called January covered the song backed with a version of "Fly, Robin, Fly".[21] Also in the same year, Czechoslovak singer Skupina Pavla Lišky released it as "Hrej Mi Bump" bw "Daimonion".[22]
• A version of the song b with "Hallelujah Day" was recorded by an Italian singer using the name of Betty McNolan and there were some similarities in the presentation of the single as well.[23][24]
• In 1977, Eiri Thrasher recorded it as well. It was released on the single, "Turn The Beat Around", "Lady Bump" / "Hey Girls Gather Round".[25]
• The Italian singer and actress Loretta Goggi, covered the song with Italian lyrics with the title Ma chi sei in 1975.[26]
• Later versions have been recorded by Lina Hedlund.[27] It has also been performed by comedy duo Kath & Kim.[28]

References

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