Boom Shack-A-Lak

For the song by Brianna and Flo Rida, see Boom Shacka.
"Boom Shack-A-Lak"
Single by Apache Indian
from the album Make Way for the Indian
Released2 August 1993 (1993-08-02)
GenreDancehall
Length3:48
LabelMango
Songwriter(s)Steven Kapur
Producer(s)Wooligan
Apache Indian singles chronology
"Chok There"
(1993) 		"Boom Shack-A-Lak"
(1993) 		"Movin' On"
(1993)
Music video
"Boom Shack-A-Lak" on YouTube

"Boom Shack-A-Lak" is a song by British singer-songwriter and reggae DJ Apache Indian, released in August 1993 by Mango Records and also included on his extended play Nuff Vibes. The song was written by Steven Kapur (real name of Apache Indian) and gave him his biggest hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. The single and EP were also released worldwide, reaching the top 10 in both Ireland and the Netherlands while reaching the top 20 in Austria and New Zealand. The promotional video for the track won the Best Reggae Video award at the 1994 Black Music Awards in London.[1]

  1. ^ Taylor, Timothy D. (1997) Global Pop: World Music, World Markets, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415918725, p. 170