"Boogie Wonderland " is a 1979 hit single by Earth, Wind & Fire featuring The Emotions. Boogie Wonderland was written by Allee Willis and Jon Lind, and included on the album I Am . It is regarded as a classic of the disco age and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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Reception

"Boogie Wonderland" was Grammy nominated for Best Disco Recording and the instrumental version of the song won a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. ^[1]

Boogie Wonderland was very successful commercially, selling over a million copies, and it has been certified gold as up until the RIAA lowered the sales levels for certified singles in 1989, a Gold single equaled 1 million units sold. ^{[2] [3]}

Covers

The song has been remade several times. Most recently, it was covered by Brittany Murphy for the soundtrack to the movie Happy Feet . This version of the song gave it new popularity.

Appearances in other media

"Boogie Wonderland" has been featured in the films Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure , Madagascar , Happy Feet ,as previously mentioned, and Caddyshack . ^[4]

A remix of the song was also used in the arcade game Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX . "Boogie Wonderland" has also been made into different variations by the Southern University Marching Band, Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands, and the Marching 100. The song is also used in the Australian play, Priscilla: the Musical.

Chart positions

Chart (1979)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	2

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to "Boogie Wonderland" is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net. ^[5]

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Gary Mulholland	U.K.	This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock	2002	*
Dave Marsh	U.S.	The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made	1989	737
Bruce Pollock	U.S.	The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000	2005	*
Panorama	Norway	The 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-98	1999	13

(*) designates lists that are unordered.

References

1. earthwindandfire.com/bio_awards
2. RIAA Certification for After the Love Has Gone
3. Rock Music, etc., Terms
4. Earth, Wind & Fire on imdb.com
5. Acclaimed Music - Boogie Wonderland