Tiger Feet

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"Tiger Feet"
TigerFeetMud.jpg
Single by Mud
from the album Mud Rock
B-side"Mr Bagatelle"
Released11 January 1974[1]
Recorded1973
GenreGlam rock
Length3:45
LabelRAK[1]
Songwriter(s)Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn[1]
Producer(s)Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn[1]
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.[2] Written and produced by the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, it was the first of three number No. 1 singles for the band, in the UK Singles Chart.[3] followed later that year by "Oh Boy!" and "Lonely This Christmas".

The band appeared on Top of the Pops wearing tiger slippers.[4][5]

Co-writer and producer Mike Chapman credited bassist Ray Stiles with a particularly memorable bass lick which helped fuel the success of the record.[citation needed]

Release details[]

According to his son, Calvin Hayes, Mickie Most added the song to RAK records' lineup on the basis of the title alone.[6]

The single was released on the 7 inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The B-side of the single is Mr Bagatelle.[1]

"Tiger Feet" was featured as part of a medley on Mud's album Mud Rock, which reached number No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart.[7]

Chart position and sales[]

"Tiger Feet" was a huge success, it was number No. 1 in the UK and Ireland charts for four consecutive weeks, from 26 January to 16 February, in 1974[3] and also topped the charts in the Netherlands. It sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone and over a million copies globally. It was also the best selling single in Britain that year.[2]

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 43
Belgium 1
Ireland 1
Netherlands 1
United Kingdom 1
Switzerland 5
Austria 6
Germany 6
Norway 10

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "MUD Discography - the singles". Mudrock.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 296–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ James McCarraher (2012). 101 Songs To Discover From The Seventies. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4478-6266-6.
  5. ^ Ian Gittins (2007). Top of the Pops: Mishaps, Miming, and Music - True Adventures of TV's No. 1 Pop Show. BBC Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-84607-327-4.
  6. ^ Barney Hoskyns (1 November 1998). Glam! : Bowie, Bolan and the glitter rock revolution. ISBN 978-0671034405.
  7. ^ "Mud Rock". Mud Rock. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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