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"Up Around the Bend" is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, and written by the band's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Fogerty. The song was composed and recorded only a few days prior to the band's April 1970 European tour and was included on the album Cosmo's Factory. Released as a single, with "Run Through the Jungle" on the flipside, the double-sided single climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1970.[2]

"Up Around the Bend"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Cosmo's Factory
A-side	"Run Through the Jungle"
Released	April 1970
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	2:41
Label	Fantasy Records
Songwriter(s)	John Fogerty
Producer(s)	John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Travelin' Band" (1970) "Up Around the Bend" (1970) "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (1970)

It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies. It was also a major hit in the UK, where it reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

The song opens with a prominent, high-pitched guitar riff played by John Fogerty. The song's lyrics have Fogerty telling of a gathering "up around the bend" on the highway and inviting the listener to join in.

Cash Box described the song as a "powerfully sung and played bit of rock with excellent top forty drive."[3]

The song has been covered by artists such as Elton John, who recorded a version of the song early in his career, and Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, who covered it on their 1984 album, Two Steps from the Move.

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	2
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[7]	1
France (IFOP)[8]	23
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	1
New Zealand (Listener)[11]	4
Norway (VG-lista)[12]	2
South Africa (Springbok)[13]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	6
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	3
United States (Billboard Hot 100)[16]	4
West Germany (Official German Charts)[17]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture

This article appears to contain trivial, minor, or unrelated references to popular culture. (January 2019)

"Up Around the Bend" has appeared in the following films: Eau froide, L' (1994), Michael (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Invincible (2006), The Hoax (2007), Red Dawn (2012), and Free Birds (2013). It was also used in the TV mini-series, From the Earth to the Moon (1998), the last episode of The Wonder Years, and in the first episode of Hap and Leonard (2016).

The song was featured in the Kurt Cobain documentary Kurt Cobain About a Son and is also available on its soundtrack.

Atlanta-based radio host Kim Peterson used the guitar riff from the song's intro as part of his 1990s WGST afternoon drive-time talk show's theme song/bumper music, often with Peterson mimicking a Marine Corps drill sergeant‘s cadence call over the music.

Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks covered "Up Around the Bend" on their fifth studio album Two Steps from the Move. The song was also released as a single.

The song was frequently used by Pete Buttigieg at events in his campaign for the 2020 presidential election before he suspended it on March 1.[19] Apart from the choice of the song possibly being intended to allude to Buttigieg's position as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg recalled in his 2019 book, Shortest Way Home, that as a teenager, "We might talk, or not, as we crossed the state line, either in Mom's giant blue Buick LeSabre listening to NPR news, or Dad's two-door Chevy Cavalier listening to what might have been his sole cassette, the Creedence Clearwater Revival masterpiece Cosmo’s Factory, looping permanently in the tape player for about as long [as] he owned the car."[20]

References

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- [en] Up Around the Bend

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[es] Up Around the Bend

«Up Around the Bend» (en español: «Hasta alrededor de la curva») es una canción de perteneciente a la banda de rock estadounidense Creedence Clearwater Revival. Es la séptima canción que forma parte de su quinto álbum de estudio Cosmo's Factory; editado en 1970. La canción fue escrita por el vocalista de la banda, John Fogerty.

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