Clap for the Wolfman
1974 single by the Guess Who
"Clap for the Wolfman" | ||||
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![]() Cover of the 1974 German single | ||||
Single by the Guess Who | ||||
from the album Road Food | ||||
B-side | "Road Food" | |||
Released | June 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1974 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio A (Hollywood), Sound Stage (Toronto) | |||
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Length | 3:27 (Single Version) 4:20 (album version) | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, Kurt Winter | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Clap for the Wolfman" is a song written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Kurt Winter performed by their band, the Guess Who. The song appeared on their 1974 album, Road Food. The song was ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1974.[3]
Background
The song is an homage to Wolfman Jack, who is featured talking in his typical on-air DJ voice several times on the recording.
Chart history
It reached #4 in Canada[4] and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.[5] It also reached the top 20 in the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa.
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Ewwwww!: Bad Taste". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 113. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ Edmonds, Ben (November 2, 2004). "The Guess Who". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 348–349.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1974". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ The Guess Who, "Clap for the Wolfman" Chart Positions Retrieved February 4, 2014
- ^ "Google Translate".
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman".
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (January 16, 2018). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
External links
- Lyrics of this song
- The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman on YouTube
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