Released: August 23, 1978
Songwriter: Elmar Krohn Dave Jackson Mick Jackson
Producer: Bobby Colomby Mike Atkinson The Jacksons
[Intro: Michael Jackson]
Hee-hee-hee-hee!
[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]
My baby's always dancin' and it wouldn't be a bad thing
But I don't get no lovin' and that's no lie
We spent the night in Frisco at every kinda disco
From that night I kissed our love goodbye
[Hook: The Jacksons]
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
That nasty boogie bugs me, but somehow it has drugged me
Spellbound rhythm gets me on my feet
I've changed my life completely, I've seen the lightning leave me
And my baby just can't take her eyes off me
[Hook"The Jacksons]
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie (Woo!)
Don't you blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Break 1: The Jacksons]
I just can't, I just can't
I just can't control my feet
I just can't, I just can't (Yeah)
I just can't (Woo!) control my feet
I just can't, I just can't
I just can't control my feet
I just can't, I just can't
I just can't control my feet
[Hook: The Jacksons]
Sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't - on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Verse 3: Michael Jackson]
This magic music grooves me, that dirty rhythm fools me
The devil's gotten to me through this dance
I'm full of funky fever, a fire burns inside me
Boogie's got me in a super trance
[Hook: The Jacksons]
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't you blame it - sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Break - The Jacksons]
Aaow! (Sunshine)
Hoo! (Moonlight)
Yeah (Good times)
Mmm (Boogie)
You just gotta (Sunshine)
Yeah (Moonlight)
(Good times)
Good times (Boogie)
Don't you blame it (Sunshine)
You just gotta (Moonlight)
You just wanna (Good times)
Yeah, oh (Boogie)
Blame it on yourself (Sunshine)
Ain't nobody's fault (Moonlight)
But yours and that boogie (Good times)
All night long (Boogie)
Can't stop that boogie (Sunshine)
Ain't nobody's fault (Moonlight)
But yours and that boogie (Good times)
Dancin' all night long (Boogie)
Blame it on yourself (Sunshine)
Ain't nobody's fault (Moonlight)
But yours and that boogie (Good times)
Boogie, boogie, boogie, yeah (Boogie)
Hee-hee-hee-hee!
[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]
My baby's always dancin' and it wouldn't be a bad thing
But I don't get no lovin' and that's no lie
We spent the night in Frisco at every kinda disco
From that night I kissed our love goodbye
[Hook: The Jacksons]
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
That nasty boogie bugs me, but somehow it has drugged me
Spellbound rhythm gets me on my feet
I've changed my life completely, I've seen the lightning leave me
And my baby just can't take her eyes off me
[Hook"The Jacksons]
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie (Woo!)
Don't you blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Break 1: The Jacksons]
I just can't, I just can't
I just can't control my feet
I just can't, I just can't (Yeah)
I just can't (Woo!) control my feet
I just can't, I just can't
I just can't control my feet
I just can't, I just can't
I just can't control my feet
[Hook: The Jacksons]
Sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't - on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Verse 3: Michael Jackson]
This magic music grooves me, that dirty rhythm fools me
The devil's gotten to me through this dance
I'm full of funky fever, a fire burns inside me
Boogie's got me in a super trance
[Hook: The Jacksons]
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't you blame it - sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on the good times
Blame it on the boogie
[Break - The Jacksons]
Aaow! (Sunshine)
Hoo! (Moonlight)
Yeah (Good times)
Mmm (Boogie)
You just gotta (Sunshine)
Yeah (Moonlight)
(Good times)
Good times (Boogie)
Don't you blame it (Sunshine)
You just gotta (Moonlight)
You just wanna (Good times)
Yeah, oh (Boogie)
Blame it on yourself (Sunshine)
Ain't nobody's fault (Moonlight)
But yours and that boogie (Good times)
All night long (Boogie)
Can't stop that boogie (Sunshine)
Ain't nobody's fault (Moonlight)
But yours and that boogie (Good times)
Dancin' all night long (Boogie)
Blame it on yourself (Sunshine)
Ain't nobody's fault (Moonlight)
But yours and that boogie (Good times)
Boogie, boogie, boogie, yeah (Boogie)
more tracks from the album
The Essential Michael Jackson (European Version)
- Billie Jean
- Another Part of Me
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- Leave Me Alone
- Rock with You
- Got to Be There
- Rockin’ Robin
- Ben
- Remember the Time
- Heal the World
- Blame It on the Boogie
- Who Is It (7' Edit)
- You Are Not Alone (single Version)
- Can You Feel It
- ABC
- In the Closet (7" Edit)
- Earth Song (Radio Edit)
- The Love You Save (Stereo Single Version)
- You Rock My World
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man in the Mirror
- Bad
- Dirty Diana
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Human Nature
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Thriller
- They Don’t Care About Us
- The Girl Is Mine
- I Want You Back
- Beat It
- Smooth Criminal
- Will You Be There
- She’s Out of My Life
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Off the Wall
- Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) [Single Edit]
From the albums
- Blame It On The Boogie - Single (1978)
- Destiny (1978)
- This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) - Single (1980)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (North American Version) (2005)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (European Version) (2005)
- King Of Pop (The Dutch Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The New Zealand Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Belgian Edition) (2008)
- King of Pop (Philippines Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Swedish Hit Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop: Unikatowa Kolekcja, Przeboje Wybrane Przez Polskich Fanów (2008)
- NOW That’s What I Call Summer [UK] (2014)
- NOW That’s What I Call Summer Hits [UK] (2016)
- Destiny (Expanded Version) (2021)
The Jacksons popular songs
- Blame It on the Boogie
- This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)
- Can You Feel It
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
- Torture
- State of Shock
- Maria
- Man of War
- 2300 Jackson Street
- Strength Of One Man
- Keep On Dancing
- Find Me A Girl
- Style Of Life
- Push Me Away
- Lovely One
- Wondering Who
- The Hurt
- Wait
- Music’s Takin’ Over
- Good Times
- Your Ways
- Enjoy Yourself
- Time Waits For No One
- Goin’ Places