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Block Buster!
Sweet
Discográfica: RCA · · Productor: Phil Wainman
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Block Buster!
Sweet •
Sweet •
w: Chapman, Chinn •
1973 /01 /05
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3:14 |
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2
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Need a Lot of Lovin`
Sweet •
w: Sweet •
1973 /01 /05
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| "Block Buster!" | ||||
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| Single by Sweet | ||||
| from the album The Sweet | ||||
| B-side | "Need a Lot of Lovin`" | |||
| Released | 5 January 1973[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Wainman | |||
| Sweet singles chronology | ||||
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| Video | ||||
| "Blockbuster" - Top Of The Pops on YouTube | ||||
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1973 single by Sweet
"Block Buster!" (also sometimes listed as "Blockbuster!") is a 1973 single by The Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman, "Block Buster!" was the band`s sole UK No. 1 hit. Released in January 1973, it spent five weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart,[8] and also made #1 in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Ireland, and #3 in Finland, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. Outside Europe it peaked at #1 in New Zealand, #29 in Australia and at #73 on the American Billboard Hot 100.
Music and lyric
Its Muddy Waters-inspired blues riff is markedly similar to that featured on fellow RCA act David Bowie`s "The Jean Genie", released shortly before, but all parties maintained this was a coincidence.[9]
TV performances
Some controversy arose after the band`s performance of the song on the British television program Top of the Pops on 25 December 1973, for which bassist Steve Priest wore a swastika arm band.[10]
Charts
| This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Block Buster!" – news ? newspapers ? books ? scholar ? JSTOR (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| Australia | 29 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Italy | 30 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Norway | 3 |
| South Africa | 7 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| United Kingdom[11] | 1 |
| United States[12] | 73 |
In the case of Belgium, there are two types of lists. The one for the Flemish speaking part of Belgium (Flanders) saw the song reach number two, for five consecutive weeks,.[13] In the French speaking part (Wallonia) the song climbed to number one, for two consecutive weeks.[14]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1973 single by Sweet
"Block Buster!" (also sometimes listed as "Blockbuster!") is a 1973 single by The Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman, "Block Buster!" was the band`s sole UK No. 1 hit. Released in January 1973, it spent five weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart,[8] and also made #1 in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Ireland, and #3 in Finland, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. Outside Europe it peaked at #1 in New Zealand, #29 in Australia and at #73 on the American Billboard Hot 100.
Music and lyric
Its Muddy Waters-inspired blues riff is markedly similar to that featured on fellow RCA act David Bowie`s "The Jean Genie", released shortly before, but all parties maintained this was a coincidence.[9]
TV performances
Some controversy arose after the band`s performance of the song on the British television program Top of the Pops on 25 December 1973, for which bassist Steve Priest wore a swastika arm band.[10]
Charts
| This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Block Buster!" – news ? newspapers ? books ? scholar ? JSTOR (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia | 29 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Italy | 30 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Norway | 3 |
| South Africa | 7 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| United Kingdom[11] | 1 |
| United States[12] | 73 |
In the case of Belgium, there are two types of lists. The one for the Flemish speaking part of Belgium (Flanders) saw the song reach number two, for five consecutive weeks,.[13] In the French speaking part (Wallonia) the song climbed to number one, for two consecutive weeks.[14]