Up Around the Bend

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"Up Around the Bend"
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Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Cosmo's Factory
A-side"Run Through the Jungle"
ReleasedApril 1970
GenreHard rock, roots rock, rock and roll[1]
Length2:41
LabelFantasy Records
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Travelin' Band"
(1970) 		"Up Around the Bend"
(1970) 		"Lookin' Out My Back Door"
(1970)

"Up Around the Bend" is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, and written by the band's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Fogerty. The song was composed and recorded only a few days prior to the band's April 1970 European tour and was included on the album Cosmo's Factory. Released as a single, with "Run Through the Jungle" on the flipside, the double-sided single climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1970.[2]

It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies. It was also a major hit in the UK, where it reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

The song opens with a prominent, high-pitched guitar riff played by John Fogerty. The song's lyrics have Fogerty telling of a gathering "up around the bend" on the highway and inviting the listener to join in.

The song has been covered by artists such as Elton John, who recorded a version of the song early in his career, and Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, who covered it on their 1984 album, Two Steps from the Move.

Charts[]

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 2
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[6] 1
France (IFOP)[7] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 1
New Zealand (Listener)[10] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 2
South Africa (Springbok)[12] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 3
United States (Billboard Hot 100)[15] 4
West Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 3

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture[]

"Up Around the Bend" has appeared in the following films: Eau froide, L' (1994), Michael (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Invincible (2006), The Hoax (2007), Red Dawn (2012), and Free Birds (2013). It was also used in the TV mini-series, From the Earth to the Moon (1998), the last episode of The Wonder Years, and in the first episode of Hap and Leonard (2016).

The song was featured in the Kurt Cobain documentary Kurt Cobain About a Son and is also available on its soundtrack.

Atlanta-based radio host Kim Peterson used the guitar riff from the song's intro as part of his 1990s WGST afternoon drive-time talk show's theme song/bumper music, often with Peterson mimicking a Marine Corps drill sergeant‘s cadence call over the music.

Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks covered "Up Around the Bend" on their fifth studio album Two Steps from the Move. The song was also released as a single.

The song was frequently used by Pete Buttigieg at events in his campaign for the 2020 presidential election before he suspended it on March 1.[18] Apart from the choice of the song possibly being intended to allude to Buttigieg's position as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg recalled in his 2019 book, Shortest Way Home, that as a teenager, "We might talk, or not, as we crossed the state line, either in Mom's giant blue Buick LeSabre listening to NPR news, or Dad's two-door Chevy Cavalier listening to what might have been his sole cassette, the Creedence Clearwater Revival masterpiece Cosmo’s Factory, looping permanently in the tape player for about as long [as] he owned the car."[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Thomas M. Kitts (27 August 2015). John Fogerty: An American Son. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-317-96126-0.
  2. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Bio". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  3. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 310. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and June 19, 1988.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  6. ^ "Library and archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  7. ^ "Les Tubes de chaque artiste commençant par C".
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  10. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 17 August 1970
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend". VG-lista. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  12. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  15. ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-05-17. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Creedence Clearwater Revival"
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – UP AROUND THE BEND". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  18. ^ Barbara Sprunt, Benjamin Swasey and Sam Gringlas, "'We Sent a Message: Pete Buttigieg Ends Historic Presidential Bid," NPR, March 1, 2020, https://www.npr.org/2020/03/01/802023529/pete-buttigieg-suspends-presidential-bid
  19. ^ Buttigieg, Peter (2019). Shortest Way Home. United States of America: Liveright Publishing. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-1-63149-436-9.

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