Get a Haircut

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"Get a Haircut"
Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
from the album Haircut
Released1993
GenreRock
Length4:12
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)
  • Bill Birch
  • David Avery
Producer(s)Terry Manning
George Thorogood & the Destroyers singles chronology
"I'm a Steady Rollin' Man"
(1992) 		"Get a Haircut"
(1993) 		"Gone Dead Train"
(1993)

"Get a Haircut" is a rock song by American band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was released as a single from the 1992 album Haircut. The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart on August 28, 1993, and became a top-30 hit in both Australia (No. 28) and New Zealand (No. 15). "Get a Haircut" was the No. 1 most played song in Canada on FM radio.[1]

"Get a Haircut" has since become one of Thorogood's signature songs and has become a staple of classic rock radio. The music video for this song was animated by David Feiss, the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel.

Background[]

Thorogood recalls being at a club in Australia called the Black Marlin watching some of the performers. He liked "Get a Haircut", asked them who wrote it and decided to cover it.[2] Thorogood began playing the song in 1970, but only decided to record it in 1992 because he had trouble getting the riff down in the studio.[1]

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 15
U.S. Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Marchand, Francois (April 30, 2014). "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Harry, Rich (November 20, 1993). "George Thorogood Still Sticking To The Game Plan". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Get a Haircut". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2235." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Get a Haircut". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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