Tiger Feet

"Tiger Feet"
Single by Mud
from the album Mud Rock
B-side"Mr Bagatelle"
Released4 January 1974[1]
Recorded1973
GenreGlam rock
Length3:45
LabelRAK[2]
Songwriter(s)Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn[2]
Producer(s)Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn[2]
Mud singles chronology
"Dyna-Mite"
(1973) 		"Tiger Feet"
(1974) 		"The Cat Crept In"
(1974)
Official audio
"Tiger Feet" on YouTube

Tiger Feet is a popular song by the English glam rock band Mud, released in January 1974.[3] Written and produced by the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, it was the first of three number No. 1 singles for the band, in the UK Singles Chart.[4] followed later that year by "Lonely This Christmas", and then in 1975 by "Oh Boy!"

The band appeared on Top of the Pops wearing tiger-skin-patterned slippers.[5][6]

Release details

According to his son, Calvin Hayes, Mickie Most added the song to RAK records' lineup on the basis of the title alone.[7]

The single was released on the 7-inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The B-side of the single is Mr Bagatelle.[2]

"Tiger Feet" was featured as part of a medley on Mud's album Mud Rock, which reached number No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart.[8]

Chart position and sales

"Tiger Feet" was a huge success, it was number No. 1 in the UK and Ireland charts for four consecutive weeks, from 26 January to 16 February, in 1974[4] and also topped the charts in the Netherlands. It sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone and over a million copies globally. It was also the best selling single in Britain that year.[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 43
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 15
France (IFOP)[14] 55
Iceland (Morgunblaðið)[15] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[21] 1
West Germany (GfK)[22] 6

Certifications

Certifications for "Tiger Feet"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

A version of Tiger Feet was recorded by New Hope Club and appeared in Aardman's movie Early Man.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Promo Disc with release date".
  2. ^ a b c d "Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. January 1974. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "MUD Discography - the singles". Mudrock.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 296–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ James McCarraher (2012). 101 Songs To Discover From The Seventies. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4478-6266-6.
  6. ^ Ian Gittins (2007). Top of the Pops: Mishaps, Miming, and Music - True Adventures of TV's No. 1 Pop Show. BBC Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-84607-327-4.
  7. ^ Barney Hoskyns (1 November 1998). Glam! : Bowie, Bolan and the glitter rock revolution. ISBN 978-0671034405.
  8. ^ "Mud Rock". Mud Rock. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ "SINGLET MAALISKUU 1974 MARCH". Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Mud" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Íslenski Vinsaelda Listinn". Morgunblaðið. 20 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 1021-7266.
  16. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Mud Tiger Feet Official Charts Company".
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Mud – Tiger Feet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2022.


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