Look Wot You Dun

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"Look Wot You Dun"
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UK/European cover of "Look Wot You Dun".
Single by Slade
B-side "Candidate"
Released28 January 1972 [1]
March 1972 (US) [2]
Genre Glam rock
Length2:54
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell
Producer(s) Chas Chandler
Slade singles chronology
"Coz I Luv You"
(1971)		"Look Wot You Dun"
(1972)		"Take Me Bak 'Ome"
(1972)
Audio sample

"Look Wot You Dun" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1972 as a non-album single. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder, bassist Jim Lea and drummer Don Powell, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for ten weeks. [3] The song would be included on the band's 1973 compilation album Sladest . [4]

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Background

After achieving their breakthrough hit with "Get Down and Get With It", Slade saw further success with their follow-up single "Coz I Luv You", which topped the UK chart in October 1971. [3] Released as the follow-up single in January 1972, "Look Wot You Dun" continued the band's success, peaking at No. 4 in the UK. [3] The song was the band's second release to feature their trademark misspelling in the song title, following "Coz I Luv You". Upon its release, "Look Wot You Dun" sparked protest from teachers across the UK as it was felt that the phonetic spellings were causing confusion among pupils. [5]

"Look Wot You Dun" was largely written by Lea and Powell. Once the basic idea of the song was formed, Lea took it to Holder who added his contributions. The song is notable for Powell's contribution to some form of backing vocal, providing the heavy breathing heard in the song's chorus. For the recording of the song, Hill borrowed Peter Frampton's guitar as bad weather over the Christmas period meant his guitar did not arrive at the studio as expected. [6]

Release

"Look Wot You Dun" was released on 7" vinyl by Polydor Records in the UK, Ireland, across Europe, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Lebanon and Japan. In America, it was released by Cotillion. [7] [8] The B-side, "Candidate", would appear on the band's 1972 European compilation Coz I Luv You . It was also included on the 2007 compilation B-Sides .

Promotion

Two music videos were filmed to promote the single, both of which were filmed by Caravelle. The first video was filmed at Chessington Zoo in London. A second video was filmed in a studio and featured the group performing the song, with Holder wearing a magician's outfit. [9] [10] In the UK, the band performed the song on the music show Top of the Pops . In Germany, they also performed it on Hits a GoGo. [11]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Kevin Henry of the Manchester Evening News praised "Look Wot You Dun" as a "captivating piece of rock" on which the band "slow down the tempo, but [keep] the excitement and the rhythm to the fore". [12] Deborah Thomas of the Daily Mirror called it "a misspelt smash of beat up blues". [13] Mark Nelson of the Chester Chronicle believed Slade would have "a monster No. 1 hit on their hands" with the song and noted the "really great thumping beat that will make you want to dance every time you hear it". He added, "It's gimmicky, but irresistible." [14] In the US, Cash Box considered the song to have "that closet-Lennon sound" and "many gimmicks", but "is basically a solid programming item on musical merits alone" and "has got to be the one to establish British charttoppers here". [15]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Look Wot You Dun" – 2:45
  2. "Candidate" – 2:40

7" single (US promo)

  1. "Look Wot You Dun" – 2:45
  2. "Look Wot You Dun" – 2:45

Cover versions

Personnel

Slade

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Look Wot You Dun"
Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [21] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [22] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [23] 14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [24] 27
Ireland (IRMA) [25] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [26] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [27] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [28] 4
West Germany (Official German Charts) [29] 14

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