"An HBO documentary premiering Tuesday night examines the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle," the 1985 hip-hop hit that bonded the team after a shocking loss. The song and music video became an unexpected pop culture sensation, peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 with platinum-certified video sales. The Bears won Super Bowl XX, 46-10, with the impromptu recording session possibly a crucial turning point in the championship run. The Chicago Bears didn't want to seem cocky. They didn't want to jinx themselves. They certainly didn't want to provide opponents with bulletin board fodder during their attempt to bring a Super Bowl championship to their home city after the 1985 season."
"All of those thoughts weighed on the minds of the 30 or so players who recorded "The Super Bowl Shuffle" four decades ago this month, several weeks before the NFL regular season even ended. "If we don't go to the Super Bowl, we're gonna be the biggest idiots ever," former Bears linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary says in "The Shuffle," an NFL Films production presented by HBO Documentary Films. "We gotta win this thing, man.""
The Chicago Bears recorded "The Super Bowl Shuffle" late in the 1985 season with roughly 30 players billed as the Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew. Players worried about seeming cocky, jinxing the season, or providing opponents with bulletin-board material. The recording became an unexpected pop-culture hit, peaking at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieving platinum-certified video sales. The Bears then won Super Bowl XX, 46-10. The impromptu recording session and the team bonding around the song are suggested as a possible turning point in the championship run.
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