Shaka Jam

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"Shaka Jam"
Shaka Jam by Kulcha.jpg
Single by Kulcha
from the album Kulcha
Released9 May 1994 (1994-05-09) [1]
Studio Mo Brown
Length3:34
Label EastWest
Songwriters
  • Joe Fidow
  • Eric Palu
  • Richard Matila
  • Matthew O'Connor
  • Jay Whitmore
Producer Matthew O'Connor
Kulcha singles chronology
"Shaka Jam"
(1994)
"Don't Be Shy"
(1994)

"Shaka Jam" is a song by Australian R&B band Kulcha. It was released in May 1994 as their debut single and as the lead single from their first studio album, Kulcha . The song peaked at number seven in Australia and number eight in New Zealand. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single, losing to "Tomorrow" by Silverchair. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Australian CD single [3]

  1. "Shaka Jam" (radio edit) – 3:33
  2. "Shaka Jam" (extended mix) – 4:09
  3. "Shaka Jam" (club mix) – 3:52
  4. "Shaka Jam" (12-inch edit) – 6:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 77
New Zealand (RIANZ) [6] 33

References

  1. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 09/05/94: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 221. 8 May 1994. p. 19.
  2. "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Kulcha – Shaka Jam". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. "Kulcha – Shaka Jam". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 17 January 2021.