Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

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"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
Baccara ICanBoogie cover.jpg
Single cover
Single by Baccara
from the album Baccara
B-side"Cara Mia"
ReleasedApril 1977 (West Germany)
November 1977 (Spain)
GenreDisco
Length4:37 (album version)
3:15 (single version)
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Frank Dostal, Rolf Soja
Producer(s)Rolf Soja
Baccara singles chronology
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
(1977) 		"Sorry, I'm a Lady"
(1977)

"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara. Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this disco song was a hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 1977.

Baccara were Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands by RCA Records executive Leon Deane, who saw them dancing flamenco and singing traditional songs for tourists and signed them to the label.

Other uses[]

  • In 2014, the song was used in a television advertisement in the United Kingdom for Cadbury Dairy Milk.[1]
  • The song was adopted by fans of the Scotland national football team in 2020 following the team's qualification for the UEFA Euro 2020 championships. It had first become notable locally in 2015, due to a stag party video of Aberdeen defender Andrew Considine miming to the song while dressed in drag.[2] Five years later, after Scotland defeated Serbia to reach their first major tournament since 1998, videos of the players (including Considine) chanting the song in celebration after the match went viral on social media.[3][4] Following the renewed success of the song, one half of Baccara, Maria Mendiola, said that she would be happy to re-record the song for the people of Scotland.[5] Following renewed popularity, the song re-entered the UK charts on 20 November 2020 at number 57.[6]
  • Glaswegian band The Fratellis performed a live version of "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" for their appearance on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 26 March 2021. The positive response to their version prompted the band to release a recording of their performance of the song as part of the Charity Boogie Bundle, a special edition digital download of their then-latest album Half Drunk Under a Full Moon, with all profits going to the Tartan Army Children’s Charity, Soccer Aid and the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund.[7] The band also announced plans to record a studio version of their cover with new lyrics, which is to be released ahead of the Scotland national football team's opening game at Euro 2020 against the Czech Republic on 14 June 2021.[8] While Mary Dostal and Marie-Luise Soja, widows of the song’s writers Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja respectively, endorsed the Fratellis’ version of the song and asserted that their late husbands would have also approved,[7] Baccara vocalist Maria Mendiola was less keen on it, stating that she felt that they made the song sound more like the James Last Orchestra instead of disco. Having said that, Mendiola still considered the Fratellis “fantastic” and would be happy for their version of the song to be successful.[9]
  • The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra also performed a rendition of the track as part of a video featuring members of the Scotland team.[10]

Track listings[]

7" single (Europe & US)

  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" – 4:28
  2. "Cara Mia" – 2:53

12" maxi single (US only)

  1. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" – 6:50
  2. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" – 6:50

Chart positions[]

Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[15] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[citation needed] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[citation needed] 1
France (IFOP)[16] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 33
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[23] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 1

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[28] Gold 250,000^
Japan — 750,000[29]
Norway — 300,000[30]
Sweden — 100,000[31]
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Andrew Considine: Drag video 'won't faze' Aberdeen defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie: Why disco hit is now Scotland's unofficial anthem". BBC News. BBC. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "WATCH: Scotland celebrate Euros qualification to Andy Considine's signature song 'Yes sir, I can boogie'". Evening Express. Evening Express. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Why is Yes Sir, I Can Boogie heading back to the Official Singles Chart?". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ "yes sir i can boogie | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Brown, Hannah (7 April 2021). "Fratellis say they will donate all profits from a special edition of their new album to Scottish charities and Soccer Aid". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. ^ McLean, David (2 April 2021). "Fratellis to unleash Yes Sir, I Can Boogie single ahead of Scotland Euros return". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ McLean, David (2 April 2021). "No Sir, You Can't Boogie: Fratellis cover of disco hit 'not my cup of tea', says Baccara singer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Perform Yes Sir I Can Boogie | BBC Euro 2020, retrieved 2021-06-12
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 23. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ^ "yes sir, i can boogie - baccara". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ Pennanen, Timo (1977). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  18. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yes Sir I Can Boogie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Baccara" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Charts.nz – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  22. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". VG-lista.
  23. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 1977). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  24. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Singles Top 100.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Swiss Singles Chart.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  28. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Baccara; 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  29. ^ Murrells, Joseph. Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 432. ISBN 0668064595. It subsequently became No 1 in nine countries including Britain, Holland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and sold over 750,000 in Japan where it was a big disco hit
  30. ^ HUltin, Randi (1 October 1977). "From the Music Capitols Around the World - Oslo" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  31. ^ Schulaman, Leif (9 September 1978). "From the Music Capitols Around the World - Stockholm" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  32. ^ "British single certifications – Baccarra – Yes Sir I Can Boogie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 August 2019.Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Yes Sir I Can Boogie in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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