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. 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.

For other uses, see Booty Call (disambiguation).

"Bootie Call"
Single by All Saints
from the album All Saints
B-side
Released31 August 1998
FormatCassette, CD, 12"
RecordedFebruary 1997; Matrix Studios and Metropolis Studios (London, England)[1]
Genre
Length3:36
LabelLondon
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)

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".

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

References
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  2. All Hits (CD liner). All Saints. London Records. 2001.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  20. "British single certifications – All Saints – Bootie Call". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 September 2015. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Bootie Call in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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