The Oogum Boogum Song - Brenton Wood - MP3 instrumental karaoke

“The Oogum Boogum Song” is a great example of how a refrain that at first sounds like nothing but gibberish can end up being an enduring and even powerful piece of art. Originally performed by American singer and songwriter Brenton Wood, the song was actually written by Brenton Wood under his actual birth name Alfred Smith. An upbeat R&B number about falling in love and finding it hard to put the feeling into words, the song transitions into its maddeningly catchy chorus by framing it as magic words that are part of a spell. “The Oogum Boogum Song” was produced by Joe Hooven and Jerry Winn. It was first released in 1967 and it quickly started climbing the US Hot R&B Singles chart (hitting Number 19), as well as the US Cash Box Top 100 (hitting Number 43). The song peaked at Number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. "The Oogum Boogum Song" remains present in contemporary pop culture, appearing in various films and television shows such as the 2018 film Love, Simon and the streaming TV series The Umbrella Academy.