"Jungle Boogie" is a funk song recorded by Kool & the Gang for their 1973 album Wild and Peaceful. It reached number four as a single, and became very popular in nightclubs. Billboard ranked it as the number 12 song for 1974, despite there being as many as 36 No. 1 singles that year. Background The song's spoken main vocal was performed by the band's roadie Don Boyce. An instrumental version of the tune with an overdubbed flute part and additional percussion instruments, titled "Jungle Jazz", appeared on the album Spirit of the Boogie. The song is noted for the Tarzan yell heard at the song's end and the grunting, panting and scatting heard throughout. Track listing De-Lite Records - DE-559: Certifications Chart performance References Kool & the Gang songs 1973 songs Funk songs Mercury Records singles Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician) Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell Songs about dancing 1973 debut singles Screamin' Jay Hawkins songs