Back Off Boogaloo
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| Single by Ringo Starr | ||||
| B-side | "Blindman" | |||
| Released | 17 March 1972 | |||
| Format | 7-inch vinyl | |||
| Recorded | September 1971 Apple Studio, London |
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| Genre | Rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Writer(s) | Richard Starkey | |||
| Producer(s) | George Harrison | |||
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| "Back Off Boogaloo" | |
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| Song by Ringo Starr from the album Stop and Smell the Roses | |
| Published | Startling Music |
| Released | 27 October 1981 |
| Genre | Rock, funk |
| Length | 3:28 |
| Label | Boardwalk |
| Writer(s) | Richard Starkey |
| Producer(s) | Harry Nilsson |
"Back Off Boogaloo" is a song by English musician Ringo Starr, released as a non-album single in March 1972. Starr's former Beatles bandmate George Harrison produced the recording, which took place in London shortly after the two had appeared together at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh shows in August 1971. The single was a follow-up to Starr's 1971 hit song "It Don't Come Easy" and continued his successful run as a solo artist. "Back Off Boogaloo" peaked at number 2 in Britain and Canada, and number 9 on America's Billboard Hot 100. It remains Starr's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom.
The title for the song was inspired by English singer-songwriter Marc Bolan. Some commentators have suggested that the lyrics were directed at Paul McCartney, reflecting Starr's disdain for the music McCartney had made as a solo artist over the previous two years. "Back Off Boogaloo" demonstrates the influence of glam rock on Starr, who directed a documentary film, Born to Boogie (1972), about Bolan's band T. Rex around this time. Described by one author as a "high-energy in-your-face rocker", the song features a prominent slide guitar part by Harrison and contributions from musicians Gary Wright and Klaus Voormann.
Starr re-recorded "Back Off Boogaloo" for his 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses, in a collaboration with American singer Harry Nilsson that incorporates lyrics from Beatles songs such as "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Good Day Sunshine" and "Baby, You're a Rich Man". The original version has appeared on Starr's compilation albums Blast from Your Past and Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr, and as a bonus track on his remastered 1974 studio album Goodnight Vienna. Since his return to touring in 1989, Starr has performed "Back Off Boogaloo" regularly in concert with the various incarnations of his All-Starr Band.
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