It’s been 40 years since the 1985 Bears became a phenomenon. They added to the hype with a music video for the song _The Super Bowl Shuffle_.
A documentary regarding the making of the video, called _The Shuffle_, debuts tonight on HBO and HBO Max.
[Here’s the song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooT_uz--O2A). One thing hasn’t changed over the past 40 years: It’s so bad, it’s kind of good.
As mentioned in _The Shuffle_, via Chris Vognar of the _Boston Globe_, running back Walter Payton and quarterback Jim McMahon [didn’t show up](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/arts/the-shuffle-chicago-bears/) for the video shoot, disagreeing with the idea of shooting the video the day after a Monday night loss in Miami. Their portions were shot later, and superimposed over the footage of the other players.
The song made it to No. 41 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Which may be more of an indictment regarding the quality of the other musical offerings of the day.
Indeed, the song was nominated for a Grammy. Let me repeat that. It was nominated for a Grammy, for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. (Prince & The Revolution won for _Kiss_.)
The Bears, obviously, backed up their presumptuous music video by getting to the Super Bowl and winning it.