Shaka Jam

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"Shaka Jam"
Single by Kulcha
from the album Kulcha
Released8 May 1994 (1994-05-08)[1]
Recorded1994
StudioMo Brown Studios
Length3:34
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)
  • Joe Fidow
  • Eric Palu
  • Richard Matila
  • Matthew O'Connor
  • Jay Whitmore
Producer(s)Matthew O'Connor
Kulcha singles chronology
"Shaka Jam"
(1994)
"Don't Be Shy"
(1994)

"Shaka Jam" is a song by Australian R&B band Kulcha. It was released in May 1994 as the band's debut single from their first studio album, Kulcha. The song peaked at number 7 in Australia and 8 in New Zealand.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single; losing out to "Tomorrow" by Silverchair.[2]

Track listing[edit]

Australian CD single[1]

  1. "Shaka Jam" (radio edit) – 3:33
  2. "Shaka Jam" (extended mix) – 4:09
  3. "Shaka Jam" (club mix) – 3:52
  4. "Shaka Jam" (12-inch edit) – 6:09

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 8

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1994) Position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 77
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 33

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Kulcha – Shaka Jam". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Kulcha – Shaka Jam". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 January 2021.