Jungle Boogie

“Jungle Boogie”

Single by Kool & the Gang from the album Wild and Peaceful
A-side	Jungle Boogie
B-side	North, South, East, West
Released	November 24, 1973
Genre	Funk
Length	3:04
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Kool & the Gang - Gene Redd

"Jungle Boogie" is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. It soared to number four as a single and became hugely popular in the clubs. The song's spoken lead 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.

"Jungle Boogie" has been repeatedly sampled in e.g., EPMD's 1988 album Strictly Business, The Beastie Boys' 1989 release "Hey Ladies", Madonna's 1992 top ten hit "Erotica", Janet Jackson's 1994 top ten single "You Want This" and Marrs' "Pump Up The Volume" in 1989. 24/7 Spyz has covered this song on their first album, Harder than You.

[edit] Appearances in media

The song was also used in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction as part of the first scene with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.
Jay Chandrasekhar dances to this song in Beerfest.
This song was featured in Act 40 of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
Sacha Baron Cohen's remake of "I Like To Move It" (from the film Madagascar), references the song. At one point, King Julien the Lemur (Baron Cohen's character) stops singing and reminisces about how he used to sing the 'jungle boogie'.
This song was also used in the movie Lion King 1 1/2, when Simba makes pranks in Timon and Pumbaa's forest, where Pumbaa always saves him instead of saving Timon.
The theme song for the TV series Kid Notorious was based on this song.
The song was used in the chase scene with "White She Devil" in Undercover Brother.
It was used in the Egyptian movie "Al Hassa Al Sab'aa" - "The Seventh Sense"
This song is playable on Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2.
The song was used in How To Eat Fried Worms (film), during the end when the students were dancing in the hallway.