released on december 17, 1978, "destiny" re-established them as a top-selling group. the single, "blame it on the boogie", was released in october 1978 (uk no. 8) as the advance single from the album. although "blame it on the boogie" returned the jacksons to the hot 100 it was not the single to affect a major comeback for the jacksons peaking at no. 54; however, "blame it on the boogie" did reach no. 3 r&b and would be coupled with "shake your body (down to the ground)" on an extended club play single which would reach no. 20 on the dance charts in 1979.