Blame IT On The Boogie - Other Versions

Other Versions

Tina Charles has stated that she recorded "Blame It on the Boogie" prior to the Jacksons; her version was not released as "Sony it was not a strong enough song."

• 1989: Stock Aitken Waterman had Big Fun remake "Blame It on the Boogie" with a resultant best ever Pop chart peak of Number 4 UK.
• 1990: Luis Miguel recorded the song in a Spanish-language version entitled "Será Que No Me Amas" and by Chris Watrin, and is a concert favorite.
• 1998: Dance act Clock brought "Blame It on the Boogie" back to the UK Top 20 (Number 16).
• 2003: "Blame It on the Boogie" was the lead single off the Michael Jackson tribute album Bringin You the Magic recorded by Jay Kid a native of Denmark (born Yannick Harrison 8 January 1990) who in September 2003 became the first artist to perform at the Neverland Ranch at Michael Jackson's express invitation.
• 2004: German eurodance act Captain Jack covered the song on their album Café Cubar.
• 2005: the top ten finalists of the French televised Nouvelle Star cut a remake, which reached Number 15 in France.
• 2008: The song was performed by Westlife on their Back Home Tour.
• 2009: In the wake of the interest in Michael Jackson's recordings initiated after his death on 25 June "Blame It on the Boogie" entered the charts in Australia and the UK.
• 2009: The song was performed by The Saturdays in one venue of their The Work Tour, due to Michael Jackson's death.
• 2010: The song was performed by children at the Albert Hall in a Michael Jackson medley.
• 2011: The song was performed by Jermaine Jackson, brother of The Jacksons. The music video for the version was completed late 2011 and was released January 2012 on international music video websites.
• 2012: The song was performed by the "Footnotes" in the film Pitch Perfect