Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

"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 UK, spending a single week at the top in October 1977. It did not chart in the United States, despite receiving airplay in several markets. The only official sources of record sales are the German and British music certification databases showing sales of 250,000 and 500,000 sales respectively.

"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
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)

Baccara were Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura 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 FC defender Andrew Considine miming to the song while dressed in drag.[2] Five years later, Scotland defeated Serbia to reach their first major tournament since 1998, and after football Podcast Open Goal’s use of the song, 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]

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)[7] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[11] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten) 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 1
France (IFOP)[12] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 1
Italy (FIMI)[15] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 33
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[20] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 1

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 250,000^
Japan — 750,000[26]
Norway — 300,000[27]
Sweden — 100,000[28]
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "Cadbury Dairy Milk – Office". TV Ad Music. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  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. 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.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. "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
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. Pennanen, Timo (1977). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Yes Sir I Can Boogie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. "I singoli più venduti del 1977". HitParadeItalia (in Italian). Creative Commons. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Baccara" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  18. "Charts.nz – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  19. "Norwegiancharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". VG-lista.
  20. Salaverri, Fernando (September 1977). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  21. "Swedishcharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Singles Top 100.
  22. "Swisscharts.com – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  24. "Offiziellecharts.de – Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  25. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Baccara; 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  26. 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
  27. HUltin, Randi (1 October 1977). "From the Music Capitols Around the World - Oslo" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  28. Schulaman, Leif (9 September 1978). "From the Music Capitols Around the World - Stockholm" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  29. "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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