"Shame" is the debut single by American singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross.
It was released in 1977 by RCA Records as part of King's debut album, Smooth Talk.
The song was covered by Zhané for the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame and Kim Wilde in 1996.
The song "Shame" was released as part of King's 1977 album Smooth Talk and lasts four minutes and thirty-eight seconds.
[4] The twelve-inch remix vinyl release[5] reached number eight on Billboard's Disco Action chart in January 1978.
[24] King's version is featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the in-game radio station Fever 105 and also as part of the soundtrack Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol.
[36] The music video of the Zhané version shows the duo performing the song and scenes from the film.
[41] British magazine Music Week rated Wilde's cover of "Shame" three out of five, adding, "Due out the day after Wilde weds Tommy co-star Hal Fowler, this is a fine but unspectacular updating of the Seventies disco classic.
"[42] The accompanying music video of "Shame" shows Wilde performing the song in various scenes, including those with four male dancers.