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James Brown released this two-part single in 1969, which became a major commercial success, reaching number one on the R&B charts and number eleven on the pop charts. It was the most successful of several recordings Brown created that year based on the popular Popcorn dance trend, with other related releases including "The Popcorn," "Lowdown Popcorn," and "Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn."
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The song's title referenced Brown's slang term for a large posterior, as explained by biographer RJ Smith.
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