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{{short description|1992 single by Brooks & Dunn}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Boot Scootin' Boogie
| name = Boot Scootin' Boogie
| Cover = Brooks Dunn boot scootin boogie sml.jpg
| cover = Brooks Dunn boot scootin boogie sml.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist candyman = [[Brooks & Dunn]]
| artist = [[Brooks & Dunn]]
| from Album = [[Brand New Man]]
| album = [[Brand New Man]]
| Released = 1992
| B-side = I've Got a Lot to Learn
| Format = CD single
| released = May 25, 1992
| Recorded =
| recorded = 1991
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| studio =
| Length = 3:18
| venue =
| Label = [[Arista Nashville]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[country rock]]
| Writer = Ronnie Dunn
| length = *3:18 (album version)
*6:30 (club mix)
| Producer = Don Cook
| label = [[Arista Nashville]] 12440
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| Certification =
| Last single = "[[Neon Moon]]"<BR>(1992)
| writer = [[Ronnie Dunn]]
| producer = [[Don Cook]]<br>[[Scott Hendricks]]
| This single = "'''Boot Scootin' Boogie'''"<BR>(1992)
| prev_title = [[Neon Moon]]
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| Next single = "[[Lost and Found (Brooks & Dunn song)|Lost and Found]]"<BR>(1992)
| Misc =
| prev_year = 1992
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| next_title = [[Lost and Found (Brooks & Dunn song)|Lost and Found]]
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}
"'''Boot Scootin' Boogie'''" is a song first recorded by the band [[Asleep at the Wheel]] for their 1990 album, ''Keepin' Me Up Nights''. American [[country music]] duo [[Brooks & Dunn]] recorded a cover version, which was included as the eighth track on their 1991 debut album, ''[[Brand New Man]]''. It originally served as the [[B-side]] to their second single, "[[My Next Broken Heart]]".<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=63|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> It became the duo's fourth single release and fourth consecutive number-one single on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart. A dance remix of the song features as the eleventh and final track on their 1993 album ''[[Hard Workin' Man]]''.
'''"Boot Scootin' Boogie"''' is a single, released in 1992, by the American [[country music]] duo [[Brooks & Dunn]]. Before its release, the band [[Asleep at the Wheel]] recorded it on their 1990 album ''Keepin' Me Up Nights''.


In 2019, Brooks & Dunn re-recorded "Boot Scootin' Boogie" with American country music group [[Midland (band)|Midland]] for their album ''[[Reboot (Brooks & Dunn album)|Reboot]]''.
The single was the duo's fourth release, as well as their fourth consecutive Number One single on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] charts. Its success is cited as having started a renewed interest in [[line dancing]] throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifexql5ldae~T1 |title=allmusic (((Brooks & Dunn > Biography))) |accessdate=2007-07-25 |last=Huey |first=Steve |format=html |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>


==Content==
A dance mix of "Boot Scootin' Boogie" can be found on Brooks & Dunn's 1993 album ''[[Hard Workin' Man]]''.
The song is a tribute to the line dancing in a Texas-style [[honky-tonk]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Randall|first=Alice|title=My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0NkOoBwieD8C&q=%22bubba+shot+the+jukebox%22&pg=PA79|year=2006|publisher=Thomas Nelson Inc.|isbn=1-59555-860-8|page=79|display-authors=etal}}</ref>


==Dance culture==
The song appears on the game [[Karaoke Revolution Country]].
The song's success is credited with having sparked a renewed interest in [[line dancing]] throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p1534/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic (((Brooks & Dunn > Biography))) |access-date=2007-07-25 |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> The song was Brooks & Dunn's first crossover hit, reaching number 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]].

==Cover versions==
Country music singer [[George Strait]] covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour.

==Music video==
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman. The video was filmed at the Tulsa City Limits nightclub in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=20000705&id=rEEgAAAAIBAJ&pg=6319,6752683&hl=en|title=Tulsa club ready to boot its last scootin' boogie|date=July 5, 2000|work=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref>


==Chart positions==
==Chart positions==
"Boot Scootin' Boogie" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart for the week of May 23, 1992.
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===Year-end charts===
==Covers==
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Canadian country singer [[Stef Carse]] wrote and performed a [[French language|French]] translation of the song on his album ''Un Dernier slow''.
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1992)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
| Canada Country Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1861&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 19, 1992|access-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 17
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1992: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=1992| access-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 7
|}

== Certifications ==
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{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Boot Scootin' Boogie|artist=Brooks & Dunn|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=August 14, 2024|number=4|relyear=1992|certyear=2024}}
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:Midland (band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ronnie Dunn]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Don Cook]]
[[Category:Arista Nashville singles]]
[[Category:Songs about dancing]]

Revision as of 21:07, 14 August 2024

"Boot Scootin' Boogie"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Brand New Man
B-side"I've Got a Lot to Learn"
ReleasedMay 25, 1992
Recorded1991
GenreCountry, country rock
Length
  • 3:18 (album version)
  • 6:30 (club mix)
LabelArista Nashville 12440
Songwriter(s)Ronnie Dunn
Producer(s)Don Cook
Scott Hendricks
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"Neon Moon"
(1992) 		"Boot Scootin' Boogie"
(1992) 		"Lost and Found"
(1992)

"Boot Scootin' Boogie" is a song first recorded by the band Asleep at the Wheel for their 1990 album, Keepin' Me Up Nights. American country music duo Brooks & Dunn recorded a cover version, which was included as the eighth track on their 1991 debut album, Brand New Man. It originally served as the B-side to their second single, "My Next Broken Heart".[1] It became the duo's fourth single release and fourth consecutive number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. A dance remix of the song features as the eleventh and final track on their 1993 album Hard Workin' Man.

In 2019, Brooks & Dunn re-recorded "Boot Scootin' Boogie" with American country music group Midland for their album Reboot.

Content

The song is a tribute to the line dancing in a Texas-style honky-tonk.[2]

Dance culture

The song's success is credited with having sparked a renewed interest in line dancing throughout the United States.[3] The song was Brooks & Dunn's first crossover hit, reaching number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Cover versions

Country music singer George Strait covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman. The video was filmed at the Tulsa City Limits nightclub in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[4]

Chart positions

"Boot Scootin' Boogie" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for the week of May 23, 1992.

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 50
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] 17
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Randall, Alice; et al. (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 79. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "allmusic (((Brooks & Dunn > Biography)))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  4. ^ "Tulsa club ready to boot its last scootin' boogie". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 5, 2000. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1954." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 15, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Brooks & Dunn – Boot Scootin' Boogie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
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