The Popcorn

"The Popcorn"
Single by James Brown
from the album The Popcorn
B-side"The Chicken"
ReleasedMay 1969 (1969-05)
RecordedAugust 26, 1968 (1968-08-26)
VenueDallas Memorial Auditorium
GenreSoul, funk
Length2:55
LabelKing
6240
SK-13028
SongwriterJames Brown
ProducerJames Brown
James Brown singles chronology
"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)"
(1969) 		"The Popcorn"
(1969) 		"Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)"
(1969)
Audio video
"The Popcorn" on YouTube
For the album, see The Popcorn (album). For the electronic instrumental, see Popcorn (instrumental).

"The Popcorn" is a 1969 instrumental written and recorded by James Brown. It was the first of several records Brown made inspired by the popular dance of the same name. Released as a single on King Records, it charted #11 R&B and #30 Pop. It also appeared as the title track of an album released the same year. The full 4 minute and 32 second recording of the song was released in 1996 as part of the Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag: 1964–1969 compilation album.

Like most other songs on The Popcorn album, The Popcorn was recorded after a concert in Dallas at the empty Dallas Memorial Auditorium on August 26, 1968. The live performance that preceded this recording was released on the album Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68 in 1998 and featured a previously unheard performance of the song during the show.

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