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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Bustin' Loose
| name = Bustin' Loose
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| cover =
| Cover = <!-- just the file name -->
| Border =
| alt =
| Alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers]]
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| Caption =
| Artist = [[Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers]]
| album = [[Bustin' Loose (Chuck Brown album)|Bustin' Loose]]
| Album = Bustin' Loose
| A-side = Bustin' Loose Part I
| A-side =
| B-side = Bustin' Loose Part II
| B-side =
| released = {{Start date|1979}}
| recorded =
| Released = {{Start date|1979}}
| studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios|Sigma Sound]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Format =
| Recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[Go-go]]
| genre = [[Go-go]]
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| length =
| Length = <!-- {{Duration|m=MM|s=SS}} -->
| Label =
| label = Source Records
| Writer = Chuck Brown
| writer = [[Chuck Brown|Charles Brown]]
| Producer =
| producer = James Purdie
| prev_title = If It Ain't Funky
| Certification =
| Chronology =
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Never Gonna Give You Up
| Last single =
| next_year = 1979
| This single = "'''Bustin' Loose'''"<br />(1979)
| Next single =
| Misc =
}}
}}
"'''Bustin' Loose (Part 1)'''" was a hit song for [[Chuck Brown|Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers]]. Released from the LP of the same name, it spent four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart in early 1979 and peaked at number thirty-four on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=82}}</ref> The [[Nelly]] song "[[Hot in Herre]]" contains an interpolation of "Bustin' Loose".
"'''Bustin' Loose (Part 1)'''" is a hit song for [[Chuck Brown|Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers]].<ref name="ThirdEye">{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave |author-link1=Dave Thompson (author) |year=2001 |chapter=Part Four: ''The New School'' |title=Funk: Third Ear - ''The Essential Listening Companion'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIEjkWXZdrMC |edition=1st |location=[[San Francisco]] |publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation|BackBeat Books]] |pages=297–299 |isbn=0-87930-629-7}}</ref> Released from the album of the same name, it spent four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart in early 1979 and peaked at number 34 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref name="ThirdEye" /><ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=82}}</ref>


==Popular culture==
From the opening of [[Nationals Park]] until the 2015 season, the song was played after every home run the [[Washington Nationals]] hit. It was replaced by the [[Jessie J]] song "[[Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song)|Bang Bang]]."<ref>{{cite news|title=Nationals ditch Chuck Brown's 'Bustin' Loose' as official post-home run song|url=http://wjla.com/sports/content/nationals-ditch-chuck-brown-s-bustin-loose-as-official-post-homerun-song-113363 |work=[[WJLA]] |date=April 21, 2015 |accessdate=December 20, 2015}}</ref>
*"Bustin' Loose" is currently played after the first home run the [[Washington Nationals]] hit in each game at [[Nationals Park]]. In the past it was played after every home run, with the exception of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, when the [[Jessie J]] song "[[Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song)|Bang Bang]]" was played.
*It's been the victory song for the [[Washington Capitals]] and the [[Washington Wizards]].
*It can be heard in the "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]" episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', when [[Homer Simpson]] [[Human cannibalism|cannibalizes]] himself.
*The [[Nelly]] song "[[Hot in Herre]]" contains an interpolation of "Bustin' Loose".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/08/nelly-story-behind-hot-in-herre|title=Nelly Reveals The Secret History Behind The Timeless Smash "Hot In Herre"|last=Starling|first=Lakin|date=June 8, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=Fader}}</ref>
*The song is featured in the video game [[Driver: Parallel Lines|Driver Parallel Lines]].
*In season 3 episode 1 of "The Deuce", the song can be heard in the final scene.
*It played during the intro of the movie ''[[The Honeymooners (2005 film)|The Honeymooners]]'', starring [[Cedric the Entertainer]].


==References==
==References==
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{{Chuck Brown}}
==External links==
{{Washington Nationals}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|chuck-brown|bustin-loose}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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| before = "[[Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)]]" by [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
| title = ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] [[List of number-one R&B hits (United States)|number one single]]
| years = February 17 - March 10, 1979
| after = "[[I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)]]" by [[Instant Funk]]
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 16 August 2024

"Bustin' Loose"
Single by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
from the album Bustin' Loose
A-side"Bustin' Loose Part I"
B-side"Bustin' Loose Part II"
Released1979 (1979)
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreGo-go
LabelSource Records
Songwriter(s)Charles Brown
Producer(s)James Purdie
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers singles chronology
"If It Ain't Funky"
(1978) 		"Bustin' Loose"
(1979) 		"Never Gonna Give You Up"
(1979)

"Bustin' Loose (Part 1)" is a hit song for Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.[1] Released from the album of the same name, it spent four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart in early 1979 and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 82.
  3. ^ Starling, Lakin (June 8, 2017). "Nelly Reveals The Secret History Behind The Timeless Smash "Hot In Herre"". Fader. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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