Tighter, Tighter

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"Tighter, Tighter"
Tighter, Tighter - Alive N Kickin'.jpg
Single by Alive 'N Kickin'
from the album Alive 'N Kickin'
B-side "Sunday Morning"
Released June 1970
Genre Pop rock
Length2:45
Label Roulette Records 7078
Songwriter(s) Bob King, Tommy James
Producer(s) Bob King, Tommy James
Alive 'N Kickin' singles chronology
"Tighter, Tighter"
(1970)
"Just Let It Come"
(1970)

"Tighter, Tighter" is a song written by Bob King and Tommy James, and recorded by the pop group Alive 'N Kickin' for their self-titled 1970 album: [1] the tune was produced by King and James. [2] The song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1970, [3] and peaked at No. 5 in Canada. [4]

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Other versions

James released a version of the song in 1976 as a single, but it did not chart. [5]

Chart performance

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