"Rock the Boat" is a song by American trio The Hues Corporation, written by Wally Holmes.

[1] It was released as the third single from the album in early 1974, to follow up Stallion's title song, which had peaked at number sixty-three on the Hot 100, and "Miracle Maker (Sweet Soul Shaker)" which did not chart.

According to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson, the lone female member of the group, H. Ann Kelley, had originally been pegged to sing lead, but this idea was discarded out of fear that groups with female lead singers were less commercially viable.

Florez also brought in two other members of the Jazz Crusaders, Joe Sample on piano and Larry Carlton on guitar, as well as Jim Gordon on drums.

[2] Producer John Florez did not like the lyrics for "Rock the Boat", calling them "trite", and it was originally made a B-side.

After a riveting response from New York City's dance clubs, Florez remixed the song to boost the bass and rhythm instruments, and it was quickly re-released, becoming a smash.

[4] Particularly popular in Ireland, the dance attracted international attention after being featured on the second season of the TV series Derry Girls.

It was so popular in New York that WABC named "Rock The Boat" the number one song on the station's "Top 100 of 1974.

[28] A re-recording of the song was released in 1989, titled "Rock the Boat '89", produced by Marc Hartman and Sven van Veen, with remixes by Martin Boer.