I’m Your Boogie Man – KC And The Sunshine Band | Top 40 Chart Performance, Story and Song Meaning

Chart Performance: Pop (#1) 1977; R&B (#3)

Story Behind The Song By Ed Osborne

From July of 1975 when Get Down Tonight entered Billboard‘s Hot 100 until July, 1977 when Keep It Comin’ Love did likewise, KC and his band were on fire. In Billboard‘s Hot 100 for the week of June 11, 1977, I’m Your Boogie Man bumped Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke from the top spot, giving the Florida group their fourth #1 in under two years.

Harry Wayne “KC” Casey’s original concept for the tune included the chorus, “I’ll be a son-of-a-gun, look what you’ve done.” Fortunately for his career, KC later changed the lyric to the boogie man refrain, and the song’s theme from a failed relationship to one about a disc jockey.

On the Part 3 album, Boogie Man is followed by Keep It Comin’ Love, the follow-up single to Boogie. Fittingly, Comin’ also fell in behind Boogie on the charts; peaking at #2.

This content and all Song Meaning articles were created and written by Top 40 Contributing Editor Ed Osborne. © 2024 Ed Osborne. All Rights Reserved. In addition to these song meaning articles, Ed has written our “Year in Music 1960s-1990s” articles.

Produced by:

  • Harry Wayne Casey
  • Richard Finch

Lyrics Written by:

  • Harry Wayne Casey
  • Richard Finch

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Ed Osborne

Hi. I got my first record at age two and never looked back, spending a decades-long career in radio and the music business. Even after years of reading about and listening to all types of music, I am still fascinated by it. Apart from that, I’m endlessly intrigued by art, nature, and the inner lives of people (and dogs).