Daddy Cool (Boney M. song)
1976 song by Boney M. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Daddy Cool" is a song produced and co-written by Frank Farian who had founded the group Boney M. to visually perform to his songs on TV and while touring discos. Farian also provided the male voice parts on the record. The song was included on their debut album Take the Heat off Me. It was a 1976 hit and a staple of disco music and became Boney M.'s first hit in the United Kingdom.
"Daddy Cool" | ||||
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Single by Boney M. | ||||
from the album Take the Heat off Me | ||||
B-side | "No Woman, No Cry" | |||
Released | 31 May 1976 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
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Producer(s) | Frank Farian | |||
Boney M. singles chronology | ||||
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"Daddy Cool" (TopPop, 1976) on YouTube | ||||
The second Boney M. single, it was released in 1976 and made no major impact at first. After a presentation on the German Musikladen TV show in September that year, the single became a hit, topping several European charts. It reached number six in the UK charts and number 65 in the United States Billboard Hot 100. The single also topped the German charts and reached the Top 20 in Canada. It proved to be the band's major European breakthrough.