Tiger Feet
"Tiger Feet" | ||||
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Single by Mud | ||||
B-side | "Mr Bagatelle" | |||
Released | 11th January 1974 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Glam rock | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | RAK | |||
Writer(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | |||
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"Tiger Feet" is a popular song by the English glam rock band Mud, released in January 1974.[1] Written and produced by the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. It was the band's first number #1 single, and to this day is regarded by many people as one of the best-loved party records from the glam rock era.[2]
Chart Position
Tiger Feet was a huge success, it was number #1 in the UK and Ireland charts for 4 weeks in 1974 and also topped the charts in the Netherlands. It sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone and over a million sales globally. It was also the best selling single in Britain that year.[3]
Other Information
The single was released on the 7 and vinyl record formats by the RAK music label. The B-side of the single is titled "Mr Bagatelle".[4]
Tiger Feet is featured on the album "Mud Rock", as part of a medley which reached number #8 in the UK charts.[5]
Co-writer, producer Mike Chapman credited bassist Ray Stiles with a particularly memorable bass lick which helped fuel the success of the record.
The song also had a very memorable and unique dance that involved both the hands and feet. This fueled the songs popularity and was a significant factor in making the song a popular choice at nightclubs and parties for many years.
In popular Culture
- The song is featured on the Mr Bean episode "Mind the baby, Mr. Bean".
- In 2009, the song appeared in television adverts for Flora Margarine.
- It featured as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London.
See also
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1974
- List of number-one singles of 1974 (Ireland)
- List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)
References
- ↑ mudrock.org.uk
- ↑ rateyourmusic.com
- ↑ mudrock.org.uk
- ↑ Discogs.com Retrieved May 2009
- ↑ mudrock.org.uk