Tiger Feet

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"Tiger Feet"
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
Mud singles chronology

"Dyna-Mite"
(1973)
"Tiger Feet"
(1974)
"The Cat Crept In"
(1974)

"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.

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