music.wikisort.org - Composition"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]
1974 single by the Guess Who
"Clap for the Wolfman" |
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 Cover of the 1974 German single |
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B-side | "Road Food" |
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Released | June 1974 |
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Recorded | 1973–1974 |
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Studio | RCA Studio A (Hollywood), Sound Stage (Toronto) |
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Genre | Rock |
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Length | 4:15 |
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Label | RCA Victor |
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Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, Kurt Winter |
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Producer(s) | Jack Richardson |
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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
Chart (1974) |
Peak position |
Australia (Kent Music Report) |
39 |
Belgium[4] |
18 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] |
4 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] |
9 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] |
11 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] |
14 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] |
6 |
US Cash Box Top 100 |
10 |
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Year-end charts
Chart (1974) |
Rank |
Canada[10] |
65 |
Netherlands[11] |
91 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] |
84 |
US Cash Box[13] |
94 |
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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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- Rudy Sarzo
- Laurie MacKenzie
- Garry Peterson
- Derek Sharp
- Leonard Shaw
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Related articles |
- Discography
- Jack Richardson
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