Get a Haircut

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"Get a Haircut"
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Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
from the album Haircut
Released1993
Genre Blues rock [1]
Length4:12
Label EMI USA
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 blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was the lead single from their 1993 album Haircut . [2] The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery. [3] 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).

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"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 watching some of the performers. He liked "Get a Haircut", asked them who wrote it and decided to cover it. [3] 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. [4]

Release

"Get a Haircut" was released in July 1993 as the lead single from their ninth studio album Haircut . [2] The song debuted at No. 16, [5] and peaked at No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart. [6] [7] "Get a Haircut" was the No. 1 most played song in Canada on FM radio. [4]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 28
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [9] 43
New Zealand (RIANZ) [10] 15
US Album Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [6] 2

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States1993Cassette EMI USA
AustraliaAugust 2, 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". www.georgethorogood.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Yoakam, Thorogood coming to town". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 1993. p. B8.
  3. 1 2 Harry, Rich (November 20, 1993). "George Thorogood Still Sticking To The Game Plan". The Morning Call . Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Marchand, Francois (April 30, 2014). "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". Vancouver Sun . Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Billboard - July 24, 1993" (PDF). Billboard . July 24, 1993. p. 78 – via World Radio History.
  6. 1 2 "Billboard - September 4, 1993" (PDF). Billboard . September 4, 1993. p. 88 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com.
  9. ↑ "Item: 1457 - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz.
  11. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 02/08/93: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 182. August 1, 1993. p. 19.
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