Knock on Wood (song)

"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd.^[2] His recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart.^[3] The song was written in the Lorraine Motel Memphis, Tennessee now The National Civil Rights Museum. Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder and lightning, The way you love me is frightening'.

The song has been frequently covered, first by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1967. The American Breed covered it on their 1967 debut album, The American Breed. There have also been charting singles by David Bowie (1974), Amii Stewart (1979), Razzy Bailey (1984), Eric Clapton (1985), Michael Bolton (1992) and Safri Duo featuring Clark Anderson (2004). The German techno band Scooter made a half-cover of the song, entitled "The Avenger's Back", on their 2004 album Mind the Gap. The song is also featured in the movie "Satisfaction", as performed by Justine Bateman and the Mystery.

Covers

David Bowie

David Bowie's 1974 single is taken from the live album David Live. "Panic in Detroit" was not on the album but was from the same concert. It was added to the 2005 release of that album.

"Knock on Wood" (Floyd, Cropper) — 3:03
"Panic in Detroit" (Bowie) — 5:52

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	4
Norway (VG-lista)^[5]	10
UK (Official Charts Company)^[6]	10

Personnel

David Bowie – vocal
Earl Slick – guitar
Herbie Flowers – bass
Michael Kamen – keyboards
Tony Newman – drums
David Sanborn, Richard Grando – saxophone
Pablo Rosario, Gui Andrisano, Warren Peace – backing vocals
Tony Visconti – producer

Amii Stewart cover

The most successful version of "Knock on Wood" was recorded by Amii Stewart, who made a disco version of the song in 1979. It was Stewart's debut single and reached number one in the U.S. charts in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song.^[1] This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version in 1985 (peaking at number 7).

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	20
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary^[10]	1
Canadian RPM Disco Singles^[11]	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[12]	1
France (SNEP)^[13]	2
Germany (Official German Charts)^[14]	13
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	15
Italy (FIMI)^[15]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[18]	3
South African Chart^[19]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	2
UK (Official Charts Company)^[22]	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[23]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[23]	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Disco Singles^[23]	5
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	1

Chart (1985) Knock on Wood/Light my Fire (Remix)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50)^[24]	32
UK (Official Charts Company)^[22]	7
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	6
Chart (1999) Knock on Wood '99	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[13]	73

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia ^[25]	9
Canada ^[26]	5
New Zealand ^[27]	12
UK ^[28]	38
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[29]	22
U.S. Cash Box ^[30]	20

Other versions

The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band released a version of the song on their 1968 album, Together.^[31]
Larry Carlton covered this song for his album, Discovery in 1986.^[32]
In 1984, a version by Razzy Bailey made number 29 on Hot Country Songs. It was Bailey's last top-40 country hit.
Eric Clapton covered this song in his album Behind the Sun in 1985.
In August 2007, Australian soul singer Guy Sebastian recorded a tribute version of "Knock on Wood" at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee for his album of soul classics The Memphis Album. Steve Cropper played on and produced this track with many of the original members of the Stax House Band including Donald "Duck" Dunn, Lester Snell, Steve Potts.
Archie Bell & The Drells added the song to their 1968 studio album Tighten Up.

References

1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 246.
↑ Stax singles
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 208.
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↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – David Bowie – Knock On Wood". VG-lista.
↑ "1974 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 12th October 1974". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
↑ "Knock on wood in Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ "Knock on wood in Canadian Disco Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ "Knock on wood in Canadian Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 "Knock on wood and Knock on wood '99 in French Chart" (in French). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 5 July 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Ammi Stewart"
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood". GfK Entertainment Charts.
↑ "The best-selling singles of 1979 in Italy". HitParadeItalia (it). Retrieved 1 June 2013.
11. Knock on wood - Amii Stewart [#2]
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↑ "Charts.org.nz – Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood". Top 40 Singles.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood". Swiss Singles Chart.
1 2 "Amii Stewart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
1 2 3 "Knock on Wood awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
↑ "Knock on Wood/Light my Fire (Remix) in Belgian Chart". Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
↑ "Top Singles – Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
↑ "Chart Archive – 1970s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
↑ The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Together Retrieved August 6, 2016.
↑ Discovery: Overview: allmusic.com

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Otis Redding

Studio albums	Pain in My Heart The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Blue The Soul Album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul King & Queen (duet album w/Carla Thomas)

Posthumous albums	The Immortal Otis Redding Love Man Tell the Truth

Live albums	Live in Europe In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Monterey International Pop Festival Good to Me: Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2

Compilation albums	The History of Otis Redding The Dock of the Bay The Best of Otis Redding Remember Me The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology

Singles (US/UK Top Ten singles)	"These Arms of Mine" "Mr. Pitiful" "I've Been Loving You Too Long" "Respect" "Satisfaction" "My Lover's Prayer" "Try a Little Tenderness" "Tramp" "Knock on Wood" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" "The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)" "I've Got Dreams to Remember" "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Live) . "You Left the Water Running"

Related topics	Discography Songs Albums Shake! Otis at Monterey Steve Cropper Booker T. & the M.G.'s Carla Thomas Stax Deep Soul Soul "Otis" (song) Andrew Love

Carla Thomas

Albums	King & Queen

Singles	"Night Time Is the Right Time" "Tramp" "Knock on Wood" "Lovey Dovey"

Songs	"Tell It Like It Is" "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" "It Takes Two" "Bring It On Home to Me"

Related articles	Rufus and Carla Rufus Thomas Marvell Thomas Otis Redding Stax Records

Book:Carla Thomas

David Bowie singles

1960s

1964	"Liza Jane"

1965	"I Pity the Fool" "You've Got a Habit of Leaving"

1966	"Can't Help Thinking About Me" "Do Anything You Say" "I Dig Everything" "Rubber Band"

1967	"The Laughing Gnome" "Love You till Tuesday"

1969	"Space Oddity" "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola"

1970s

1970	"The Prettiest Star" "Memory of a Free Festival"

1971	"Holy Holy" "Moonage Daydream" "Hang On to Yourself"

1972	"Changes" "Starman" "John, I'm Only Dancing" "The Jean Genie"

1973	"Drive-In Saturday" "Time" "Life on Mars" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Sorrow"

1974	"Rebel Rebel" "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" "Diamond Dogs" "Knock on Wood" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me"

1975	"Young Americans" "Fame" "Golden Years"

1976	"TVC 15" "Suffragette City" "Stay"

1977	"Sound and Vision" "Be My Wife" "'Heroes'"

1978	"Beauty and the Beast" "Breaking Glass"

1979	"Boys Keep Swinging" "DJ" "Yassassin" "Look Back in Anger" "John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)"

1980s

1980	"Alabama Song" "Crystal Japan" "Ashes to Ashes" "Fashion"

1981	"Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" "Up the Hill Backwards" "Under Pressure" "Wild Is the Wind" "The Drowned Girl"

1982	"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"

1983	"Let's Dance" "China Girl" "Modern Love" "Without You" "White Light/White Heat"

1984	"Blue Jean" "Tonight"

1985	"This Is Not America" "Loving the Alien" "Dancing in the Street"

1986	"Absolute Beginners" "Underground" "As the World Falls Down" "Magic Dance" "When the Wind Blows"

1987	"Day-In Day-Out" "Time Will Crawl" "Never Let Me Down"

1989	"Under the God" "Heaven's in Here" "Tin Machine" / "Maggie's Farm (live)" "Prisoner of Love"

1990s

1990	"Fame '90"

1991	"You Belong in Rock n' Roll" "Baby Universal" "One Shot"

1992	"Real Cool World"

1993	"Jump They Say" "Black Tie White Noise" "Miracle Goodnight" "The Buddha of Suburbia"

1994	"Ziggy Stardust"

1995	"The Hearts Filthy Lesson" "Strangers When We Meet" / "The Man Who Sold the World (live)"

1996	"Hallo Spaceboy" "Telling Lies"

1997	"Little Wonder" "Dead Man Walking" "Seven Years in Tibet" "Pallas Athena" "I'm Afraid of Americans" "I Can't Read"

1999	"Without You I'm Nothing" "Thursday's Child" "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell"

2000s

2000	"Survive" "Seven"

2002	"Slow Burn" "Everyone Says 'Hi'" "I've Been Waiting for You" "Shadow Man"

2003	"New Killer Star" "Just for One Day (Heroes)"

2004	"Never Get Old" "Rebel Never Gets Old"

2006	"Arnold Layne" (David Gilmour version)

2010s

2011	"Golden Years - David Bowie vs KCRW"

2013	"Where Are We Now?" "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" "The Next Day" "Valentine's Day" "Love Is Lost"

2014	"'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"

2015	"Blackstar" "Lazarus"

2016	"I Can't Give Everything Away" "Life on Mars? (2016 Mix)"

Discography
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Category:David Bowie

Razzy Bailey

Notable singles	"Loving Up a Storm" "I Keep Coming Back" "Friends" "Midnight Hauler" "She Left Love All Over Me" "Love's Gonna Fall Here Tonight" "In the Midnight Hour" "Knock on Wood"

Related articles	MGM Records MCA Records RCA Records

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