Boom Shack-A-Lak


"Boom Shack-A-Lak" is a 1993 song by British musician Apache Indian. The song was included on his EP Nuff Vibes. The EP gave him his biggest hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1993. The song and EP were also released worldwide, reaching the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
The promotional video for the track won the Best Reggae Video award at the 1994 Black Music Awards in London.

Track listings

''Nuff Vibes'' EP

  1. "Boom Shack-A-Lak" – 3:48
  2. "Caste System" – 3:40
  3. "Warning" – 4:39
  4. "Fun" – 4:05

    US/France/Netherlands single

  5. "Boom Shack-A-Lak" – 3:48
  6. "Boom Shack-A-Lak" – 3:48
  7. "Boom Shack-A-Lak" – 4:31
  8. "Warning" – 4:39

    Charts

Certifications

Use in film and television

The song was featured in an Axe advertisement with Jennifer Aniston. The song has also been featured in various Hollywood films: Dumb and Dumber, Dumb and Dumber To, Threesome, Bio-Dome, and more recently . The song is also featured in the Bollywood film Anjaam. The song was featured during the introduction for British comedian Greg Davies's 2013 live stand-up show The Back of My Mum's Head. In Brazil, the music was part of the "international" soundtracks of TV Globo's telenovela, Olho no olho - "Eye to Eye" in 1993.