The Super Bowl Shuffle " The Super Bowl Shuffle " is a rap song performed by players of the Chicago Bears football team during , just prior to their win in Super Bowl XX . Song and video . The 1985 rap hit recorded by the players of the Chicago Bears known as the “ Super Bowl Shuffle ” instantly became a mainstream phenomenon . The single sold more than a half - million copies and reached No . 41 on the US " Billboard " Hot 100 , making the Chicago Bears the only American professional team of any sport with a hit single . The Bears would have a 15 - 1 record for their 1985 season . Randy Weigand , a die - hard Bears fan and music lover , had the idea to write , produce , and choreograph a rap song for the Chicago Bears . Weigand ' s girlfriend , cheerleader Courtney Larson , introduced him to Willie Gault who put him in touch with other Bears players and the “ Super Bowl Shuffle ” was born . The lyrics related to each player and their craft on the field , and fame in the community . “ The Super Bowl Shuffle ” fell in line with the Bears high - media attention as they completed their one - loss regular season . The Bears backed up their musical strutting by dominating their playoff opponents and hammering the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl with a score of 46 - 10 , the most lopsided victory in Super Bowl history at its time . The 1985 Chicago Bears were the first sports team to have their own rap video . The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1985 for best rhythm and blues performance by a duo or group , and eventually lost to " Kiss " . The 20th Anniversary DVD was released in 2004 , including the making of the video , outtakes , and the music video itself . Julia Meyer has kept the copyright to the video close to heart . Over $ 300 , 000 in profits from the song and music video was donated to the Chicago Community Trust to help needy families in Chicago with clothing , shelter , and food . This was consistent with Walter Payton ' s rap lyrics in the song " now we ' re not doing this because we ' re greedy , the Bears are doing it to feed the needy " . Performers . " Shufflin ' Crew " Chorus . Lyrics written by Richard E . Meyer and Melvin Owens . Music composed by Bobby Daniels and Lloyd Barry . The " Referee " in the video was portrayed by Julia Kallish . Bears defensive end Dan Hampton declined involvement with the shuffle . He thought it may have been too arrogant . Precedents . The 1985 Bears were not the first pro football team with a group song . The 1984 San Francisco 49ers put out a record during that season , one in which they also went on to become Super Bowl champs . The song , " We Are the 49ers , " was in the vein of post - disco / 80 ' s dance - pop music . Later in the 1980s , the 49ers would put out another team song titled " 49ers Rap . " Neither of these songs , however , became a hit on the scale of the " Super Bowl Shuffle " . Imitators and influence . No professional sports team has released a song that was an American hit on the scale of " The Super Bowl Shuffle " . The success of " The Super Bowl Shuffle " initiated the following imitations : 2010 reprise . Seven of the surviving 1985 Bears ( Walter Payton had died over ten years earlier from liver cancer ) were reunited to film an updated version as a 30 - second commercial promoting Boost Mobile , which was aired during Super Bowl XLIV . The seven players featured were quarterback Jim McMahon , backup quarterback Steve Fuller , receiver Willie Gault , linebackers Mike Singletary and Otis Wilson , defensive lineman Richard Dent , and punter Maury Buford . All of the featured players wore # 50 jerseys as part of the company ' s $ 50 deal .