"Boom! Shake the Room" is a song by American hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The track samples the 1973 song "Funky Worm" by the Ohio Players. Released on July 16, 1993, as the second single from the duo's fifth studio album, Code Red, the single peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts of Australia, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Critical reception Larry Flick from Billboard described "Boom! Shake the Room" as a "butt-shaggin' pop/hip-hop romp", adding that the "highly danceable jam has a shouted, air-punching chorus that should work well in a live environment." Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box stated that it "slams harder than any single this duo has so far produced", noting that the "groovin' track boasts sing-a-long chorus that'll make Hammer blush for sure". Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "With the success Will Smith's had as The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, he and Jazzy Jeff will probably do more than just "shake the room" at some stations. School is out for summer and the duo's latest has potential to light up those request lines." Australian music channel Max included it in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2018. A reviewer from Music & Media said 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!" James Hamilton from Music Weeks RM Dance Update deemed it a "Jump Around type ultra frenetic jaunty rap jiggler". 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 five out of five, describing it as "power rap". He added that it "will be exploding on turntables everywhere this summer." Chart performance "Boom! Shake the Room" proved to be successful on the charts on several continents. In Europe, the song topped the charts in the Republic of Ireland, Spain, and the UK. In the latter country, it peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart on September 19, 1993 – for the week ending date September 25, 1993 – during its third week on the chart, becoming Smith's