"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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1974". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. ^ The Guess Who, "Clap for the Wolfman" Chart Positions Retrieved February 4, 2014
  6. ^ "Google Translate".
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  8. ^ "The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman".
  9. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  12. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (January 16, 2018). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  14. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  15. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


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