We're an American Band (song)

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"We're an American Band"
GFO - American Band single.jpg
Single by Grand Funk
from the album We're an American Band
B-side "Creepin'"
ReleasedJuly 2, 1973
RecordedJune 1973
Studio Criteria (Miami)
Genre Hard rock [1] [2]
Length3:26
3:31 (2002 remix)
Label Capitol
Songwriter Don Brewer
Producer Todd Rundgren
Grand Funk singles chronology
"Rock & Roll Soul"
(1972)		"We're an American Band"
(1973)		"Walk Like a Man"
(1973)
Gold vinyl issue
We're an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad.jpg
Limited edition release

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Poison version

"We're An American Band"
Poison We're An American Band (2006 Single).png
Single by Poison
from the album The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
RecordedJanuary 2006
Genre Rock
Label Capitol
Songwriter Don Brewer
Producer Don Was
Poison singles chronology
"Shooting Star"
(2003)		"We're An American Band"
(2006)		"What I Like About You"
(2007)

In 2006 the American glam-metal band Poison recorded a cover of the song and released it as a promotional single for their compilation album The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock , [13] released on April 4, 2006, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 and was accompanied with an official music video [14]

Poison also included their cover of the track on their June 2007 full-length cover album Poison'd! . [15]

Other versions

The song has also been covered by Rob Zombie, Garth Brooks, Phish, Kid Rock, Village People, Rascal Flatts, among others. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Tucker, Dan (February 28, 2014). "13 Classic Hard Rock Songs That Will Make You Scream "More Cowbell!"". VH1 . Viacom. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 176.
  3. ↑ "We're an American Band (song by Grand Funk Railroad) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1973-07-28. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Grand Funk Railroad: The story behind 'We're an American Band'". al.com. October 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. ↑ "What Really Inspired Grand Funk's 'We're An American Band'". ultimateclassicrock.com. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ↑ "VH1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". Music.spreadit.org. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  7. ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 14, 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ↑ "RPM100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. 20 October 1973. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  10. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. December 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1973/Top 100 Songs of 1973". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – Grand Funk Railroad – We're an American Band". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "POISON Joins Forces With EMI/Capitol, VH1 Classic For 20th Anniversary CD/Live Nation! Tour". bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Poison - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  15. ↑ Jeslis, Scott. "POISON – Poison'd!". metalexpressradio.com. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Behind the Song: "We're an American Band," by Grand Funk Railroad". 27 February 2020.
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