Boom! Shake the Room


"Boom! Shake the Room" is a song by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, released on July 20, 1993 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Code Red. The song peaked at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain and Australia. On September 17, 1993, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the song gold; it went on to sell 600,000 copies domestically. It is also certified gold in Germany and platinum in Australia and New Zealand.
The song samples "Funky Worm" by the Ohio Players.

Critical reception

Australian music channel Max placed "Boom! Shake the Room" at number 563 in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2018. Music & Media commented that "it looks like they're having a party on the border between hip hoponia and the land of swingbeat. Shake it, don't fake it!" Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty noted that "here we have a song that everyone who's anyone is talking about. Currently in heavy rotation in On The Tip, this jam has picked up over 300 plays in its first week!" Gavin Reeve from Smash Hits gave the song 5 out of 5, describng it as "power rap". He added that it "will be exploding on turntables everywhere this summer."

Track listing

UK CD1
  1. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:51
  2. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:55
  3. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 4:30
  4. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 5:02
  5. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 5:55
  6. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 4:12
  7. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 4:17
UK CD2
  1. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:51
  2. "Summertime" - 3:57
  3. "Parents Just Don't Understand" - 2:59
  4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" - 3:58
Cassette single
  1. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:51
  2. "Summertime" - 3:57
European single
  1. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:51
  2. "From Da South" - 3:14
UK 1995 re-issue
  1. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:35
  2. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:51
  3. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 4:30
  4. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 5:31
  5. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:55
  6. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 5:02
  7. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 6:09

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australia 36
Europe 93

Certifications

Cover versions

On July 2, 2010, Australian band Art vs. Science performed a version of Boom! Shake The Room live at the Splendour in the Grass festival, which was recorded by Triple J radio and released on the band's 2010 EP Magic Fountain.
On August 30, 2010, English metal band Sa-da-kO released a free download of their cover of the song. The band also performed the song live at Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2012.
From around 2012 English singer songwriter Dave McPherson of the band InME started performing a cover at his live shows.
MJ Hibbett has performed this regularly at live shows.
In 2013, British post-hardcore band The Blackout recorded a cover version as a bonus track on their fourth studio album Start the Party.