Takin' It to the Streets (song)

"Takin' It to the Streets"
"Takin' It to the Streets"
Single by Christine Anu and Deni Hines
Released	November 15, 2008
Length	3:33
Label	Heritage
Songwriter(s)	Michael McDonald
Christine Anu singles chronology
Deni Hines singles chronology

"Takin' It to the Streets"
"Takin' It to the Streets"
Single by The Doobie Brothers
from the album Takin' It to the Streets
B-side	"For Someone Special"
Released	March 17, 1976
Recorded	1975
Studio	Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock
Length	3:56 (album version); 3:36 (Best of the Doobies version); 3:20 (single version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Michael McDonald
Producer(s)	Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers singles chronology

"Takin' It to the Streets" is a song by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers from the album of the same name. It was their first single with Michael McDonald on vocals and was written by McDonald.

The song peaked at number 13 in the US and number 7 in Canada.^[2]

Personnel[]

Michael McDonald – piano, lead vocals
Patrick Simmons – guitar, backing vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar
Tiran Porter – bass, backing vocals
John Hartman – drums
Keith Knudsen – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia KMR	94
Canada RPM Top Singles^[2]	7
US Billboard Hot 100	13

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada^[3]	86
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[4]	111

Christine Anu and Deni Hines version[]

In November 2008, Australian singers Christine Anu and Deni Hines recorded and released a version of the song. 50% of net profits of the song went to the Salvation Army's Oasis Youth Support Network and the Everyone Is Homeless Fund. Anu and Hines promoted the single with a tour throughout May and June 2009.^[5]^[6]

Track listing[]

"Takin It to the Streets" – 3:33
"Nak E Ba Na Na" by Christine Anu – 3:01
"Freedom" by Deni Hines – 3:43

In popular culture[]

On February 4, 1978, the song was played in an episode of the American comedy series "What's Happening!!".
In 2005, the song was played in the American comedy film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin".
The song has been used as the theme music for the Sam Newman-hosted segment "Street Talk" on The Footy Show (covering the Australian Football League) since the program debuted in 1994.

References[]

^ "The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It to the Streets".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ "CHRISTINE ANU AND DENI HINES TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS". WaterFront Records. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^ "Christine Anu & Deni Hines Join Forces On One Tour". Girl.com.au. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It to the Streets".

[bac-lac1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

[3] "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[5] "CHRISTINE ANU AND DENI HINES TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS". WaterFront Records. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[6] "Christine Anu & Deni Hines Join Forces On One Tour". Girl.com.au. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

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