Wham Bam

1976 single by Silver

"Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang"

Artwork for Spanish vinyl release

Single by Silver

from the album Silver

B-side

"Right on Time"

Released

August 13, 1976

Recorded

1976

Genre

Pop rock

Length

3:25

Label

Arista

Songwriter(s)

Rick Giles

Producer(s)

Tom Sellers, Clive Davis

Silver singles chronology

"Wham Bam Shang-a-Lang"
(1976)

"Memory"
(1976)

"Wham Bam" is a 1976 song by the American band Silver, written by country songwriter Rick Giles. It was the only charting song by the group. John Batdorf sings lead vocals.^[1]

Background

Arista executives gave the band the song to record, after concluding that none of the other tracks on the album they produced had single potential. Arista head Clive Davis himself co-produced their single.

Charts

The single's title, "Wham Bam", was shown as "Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang", and peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 2, 1976.^[2] It is ranked as the 70th biggest hit of 1976.^[3] The song also charted in Canada (No. 27), performing better on the Adult Contemporary chart (No. 17).^[4]

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	62
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[6]	27
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary^[4]	17
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	16
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[8]	22
US Cash Box Top 100^[9]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles^[10]	189
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	70

In popular culture

The song appears in the 2017 Marvel Studios sequel film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and is included on the movie's soundtrack.^[11]

References

^ Airplay Direct: John Batdorf-Next Stop, Willoughby
^ The Hot 100, Week of October 2, 1976 – Billboard.
^ ^a ^b "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976".
^ ^a ^b Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Lyrics: Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang by Silver".
^ "Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1976 ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 2, 1976". Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ Shepard, Jack (April 19, 2017). "Tracklist for Guardians of the Galaxy's Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 revealed". The Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2017.