Body Slam (song)

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"Body Slam"
Single by Bootsy's Rubber Band
from the album Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy
A-side	"Body Slam"
B-side	"I'd Rather Be With You"
Released	1982
Genre	Funk
Length	6:25
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Bootsy Collins and Joel Johnson
Producer(s)	Bootsy Collins

"Body Slam" is a song that was recorded by Bootsy's Rubber Band, co-written by Bootsy Collins and the keyboard player Joel "Razor Sharp" Johnson. It was released in 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. The song did not appear on any of Collins' albums until the 1994 release of the compilation Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy. The song is a reconstruction of the track "Countracula (This One's For You)" from the album The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away. The single reached number 12 in Billboard Magazine's Black Singles charts. The B-side was "I'd Rather Be With You".

• Bass guitar, guitars and drums: Bootsy Collins
• Strings and things: Bootsy Collins, Joel Johnson
• Vocals: Bootsy Collins, Joel Johnson,
• Percussion: Bootsy Collins, Joel Johnson, Wes Boatman
• Grand piano: Kae Williams Jr.
• Organ part: Bruce Weeden