Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

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"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
Baccara ICanBoogie cover.jpg
Single cover
Single by Baccara
from the album Baccara
B-side "Cara Mia"
ReleasedApril 1977 (West Germany)
November 1977 (Spain)
Genre Eurodisco [1]
Length4:37 (album version)
3:15 (single version)
Label RCA
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)

"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 song was a hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 1977.

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Baccara were Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola. They were discovered on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands 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

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

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [40] Gold700,000 [41]
Japan—750,000 [42]
Norway—300,000 [43]
Sweden—100,000 [44]
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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