Get a Haircut

"Get a Haircut"
Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
from the album Haircut
Released	1993
Genre	Blues rock [1]
Length	4:12
Label	EMI America
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).

"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 (RMNZ) [10]	15
US Album Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [6]	2

References

1. "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". www.georgethorogood.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. "Yoakam, Thorogood coming to town". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 1993. p. B8.
3. 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. 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. "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.