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"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; Matrix Studios and Metropolis Studios (London, England)
Genre	R&B pop
Length	3:36
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Shaznay Lewis, Karl Gordon
Producer(s)	Karl Gordon
All Saints singles chronology
"Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" (1998) "Bootie Call" (1998) "War of Nerves" (1998)

"Bootie Call" is a song performed by British-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. It was released on cassette, CD and 12" 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". "Bootie Call" achieved chart success; topping the UK Singles Chart on 6 September 1998, and at the same time becoming the group's third consecutive number-one hit. The single also performed well internationally, peaking within the top 10 in The Netherlands, Iceland, Ireland and Scotland, 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.

Formats and track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Bootie Call".

Charts and certifications

References

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7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bootie Call". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
14. "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
15. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
16. Myers, Justin (10 September 2015). "Number 1 today in 1998: All Saints – Bootie Call". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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External links

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• 1998 singles
• 1997 songs
• All Saints (group) songs
• Hip hop songs
• Songs about casual sex
• Songs written by K-Gee
• Songs written by Shaznay Lewis
• UK Singles Chart number-one singles