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OVERVIEW Known as Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew, the performers included "Sweetness" Walter Payton , "Punky QB" Jim McMahon , and "Samurai" Mike Singletary . The music was composed by Bobby Daniels and Lloyd Barry, and the lyrics were written by Richard E. Meyer and Melvin Owens. Other participants included: A female referee, played by Julia Meyer, Richard E. Meyer's wife, was also on hand for the radio and television edit of the song. She whistled and threw a penalty flag to censor the word "ass" in the lyrics. Riding the wave of football mania that gripped Chicago in 1985 , the "Super Bowl Shuffle" reached #41 on the Billboard charts and earned a Grammy Nomination for best Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance—Duo or Group, the first (and undoubtedly only ever) nomination for a sports team. (They lost to Prince And The Revolution 's " Kiss ".) Although some found the lyrics boastful, profits from the song and its accompanying video were given to Charity , backing the Bears' claim, in the chorus of the song, that they were not there to start no trouble - they were there to do the Super Bowl Shuffle. REFERENCES IN POPULAR CULTURE
TRIVIA Payton and McMahon were unable to attend the original filming of the song's Music Video , so they were spliced in later with help of a Chroma Key . Other teams tried but were unable to repeat the Bears' success. In 1988 , Cincinnati Bengals Rookie Ickey Woods became famous for the "Ickey Shuffle". His team lost in Super Bowl XXIII , though. In November 1999 , the confident Jacksonville Jaguars recorded their own version, "Uh Oh, The Jaguars Super Bowl Song". However, the Jaguars lost in the AFC Championship game. Cincinnati funk pioneer Bootsy Collins teamed up with the 2005 Cincinnati Bengals for a playoff song called "Fear Da Tiger", but they, too, fell short of the Super Bowl. EXTERNAL LINKS
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