Bootie Call

"Bootie Call" is a song performed by English-Canadian girl group All Saints from their debut album, All Saints (1998). The song was co-written by group member Shaznay Lewis in collaboration with its producer, Karl Gordon. "Bootie Call" was first released on 31 August 1998 by London Records as All Saints' fourth official single.

"Bootie Call"
Single by All Saints
from the album All Saints
B-side	"Get Down" "Never Ever" (Booker T's Vocal Mix) "I Know Where It's At"
Released	31 August 1998
Recorded	February 1997
Studio	Matrix Metropolis (London, England)[1]
Genre	R&B pop
Length	3:36
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Shaznay Lewis Karl Gordon[2]
Producer(s)	Karl Gordon
All Saints singles chronology
"Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" (1998) "Bootie Call" (1998) "War of Nerves" (1998)

"Bootie Call" was released on cassette, CD and 12-inch format accompanied by a B-side entitled "Get Down" as well as previous hit "I Know Where It's At" and a remix of "Never Ever". It achieved chart success, topping the UK Singles Chart on 6 September 1998 and becoming the group's third consecutive number-one hit. The single also performed well internationally, peaking within the top 10 in Iceland, Ireland, and the Netherlands and the top 40 in Belgium and Sweden.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured All Saints sitting and lying down in an open top car while singing the song. There was also clips of a group of people walking down the street wearing matching outfits, various people being silly with the phone, break dancing in the street and a woman playing golf on top of the phone box.

Track listings

CD 1
1.	"Bootie Call" (single version)	3:36
2.	"Bootie Call 98" (The Director's Kutt)	4:59
3.	"Get Down"	4:17
CD 2
1.	"Bootie Call" (single version)	3:36
2.	"Never Ever" (Booker T's Vocal Mix)	6:20
3.	"I Know Where It's At"	3:59
4.	"Bootie Call" (promo video)	3:35
Cassette/two-track
1.	"Bootie Call" (single version)	3:36
2.	"Bootie Call" (Club Asylum Skank Vocal Mix)	4:37

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 59 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 34 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 25 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 10 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 8 Scotland (OCC)[11] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 31 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 1 UK R&B (OCC)[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 76 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 81 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 83 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18][19] 70 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 258,000[21]

References

1. All Saints (CD liner). All Saints. London Records. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. All Hits (CD liner). All Saints. London Records. 2001.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 13 September 2016 – via Imgur.
4. "Ultratop.be – All Saints – Bootie Call" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – All Saints – Bootie Call" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 38. 19 September 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
7. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 290 Vikuna 24.9. – 1.10. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 September 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bootie Call". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – All Saints – Bootie Call" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – All Saints – Bootie Call". Singles Top 100.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
14. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
15. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu Lögin '98". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1999. p. 34. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
16. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
17. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
18. "Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100". Music Week. 16 January 1999. p. 7.
19. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
20. "British single certifications – All Saints – Bootie Call". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
21. Myers, Justin (10 September 2015). "Number 1 today in 1998: All Saints – Bootie Call". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics