One Bad Apple
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“One Bad Apple” | |||||
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Single by The Osmonds from the album Osmonds |
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A-side | One Bad Apple | ||||
B-side | He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother | ||||
Released | December, 1970 | ||||
Recorded | 1970 | ||||
Genre | Pop | ||||
Length | 2:46 | ||||
Label | MGM Records | ||||
Writer(s) | George Jackson | ||||
Certification | Gold | ||||
The Osmonds singles chronology | |||||
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"One Bad Apple" was a single released by The Osmonds in December 1970. The single hit number-one on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart in February 1971 and stayed there for five weeks.
The song was written by George Jackson who originally had the Jackson 5 in mind when he wrote it. [1] He also wrote the single "Double Lovin'" for the Osmonds. Both "One Bad Apple" and the Donny Osmond-credited single "Sweet and Innocent" are off the 1971 album "Osmonds".
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Preceded by "Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando and Dawn |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single February 13, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin |