Wango Tango (song)

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"Wango Tango"
Single by Ted Nugent
from the album Scream Dream
ReleasedJuly 1980 [1]
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length4:50
Label Epic Records
Songwriter(s) Ted Nugent

"Wango Tango" is a song written and recorded by American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. [2] The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #86. [3] One of Nugent's best known songs, it has been a staple of his live performances for many years.

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Allmusic reviewer Bret Adams has praised the song as "addictive" and "wickedly catchy", also marking it as an 'album pick' for being one of the best tracks of parent album Scream Dream . [4] However, it was ranked seventh on Guitar World's list of the "100 Worst Guitar Solos". [5]

Chart positions

Chart (1980)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10086

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References

  1. Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography . Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp.  594–5. ISBN   0-86241-385-0.
  2. "Scream Dream". Allmusic . Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ""Wango Tango" . Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic . Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. Bret Adams. "Scream Dream - Ted Nugent | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. "100 Worst Guitar Solos". Guitar World . Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.