Signature
key confidence medium · relative C major · tempo confidence high · half-time 64.7 · low end 43% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredBauhaussource
- CoveredBrocket 99source
- Covereddc Talksource
- CoveredDoctor and the Medicssource
- CoveredGareth Gates feat. The Kumarssource
- CoveredGareth Gates with special guests The Kumarssource
- CoveredLarry Normansource
- CoveredNina Hagensource
- Written byNorman Greenbaumsource
- CoveredThe Blind Boys of Alabamasource
- CoveredThe Cheaterssource
- CoveredThe Loserssource
- CoveredThe Starlite Orchestrasource
Why it is here
- The song grew out of a home recording experiment—Greenbaum's Telecaster was run through a fuzz-tone circuit powered by a dying 9-volt battery to create its signature distorted guitar sound, backed by the gospel hand percussion and vocals of the Stovall Sisters. source
- It's considered one of the earliest examples of boogie rock, blending blues, gospel and hard rock, and John Lennon told Rolling Stone in his 1970 Lennon Remembers interview that he liked the song. source
- The original recording has since been used in films including Apollo 13, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ocean's Eleven and Suicide Squad, and in television ads for Kellogg's and Nike. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.