Lady Bump

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"Lady Bump"
Lady Bump single.jpg
Single by Penny McLean
from the album Lady Bump
B-side "The Lady Bumps On" (instrumental)
Released1975
Genre Pop, disco
Length3:42
Label Jupiter (Germany)
Atco (USA)
EMI (UK)
Columbia (Canada)
Songwriter(s) Levay, Prager
Producer(s) Michael Kunze
Penny McLean singles chronology
"A Letter From Miami"
(1974)
"Lady Bump"
(1975)
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
(1975)

"Lady Bump" is a pop disco song by Austrian singer Penny McLean, released in 1975. It was a hit for McLean, who was formerly with Silver Convention.

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About the single

The single backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was released on the Jupiter record label cat - 16 069 AT in June 1975. [1]

The single reached the three million mark. [2] For its popularity in New York discos, the track backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was rated number 14 by November 1975. [3] In January 1976, it debuted on the Cashbox pop singles charts, peaking at number 61. [4] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" rated number 7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey. [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Lady Bump"
Chart (1975–1976)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 2
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [9] 15
France (SNEP) [10] 11
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 90
US Disco Singles ( Billboard ) [16] 1
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts) [17] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Lady Bump"
Chart (1976)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [18] [19] 24

Certifications

Certifications for "Lady Bump"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Gold75,000^
Germany (BVMI) [21] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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