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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.[1]
| "Clap for the Wolfman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, Kurt Winter | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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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[2] and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.[3] It also reached the top 20 in the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "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
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