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1969 single by 1910 Fruitgum Company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Indian Giver" is a song written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, and Bo Gentry. It was first recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company for their 1969 album, Indian Giver.[3] Its B-Side, "Pow Wow", was actually a song called "Bring Back Howdy Doody" deliberately pressed backwards as a way of deterring radio stations from playing the B-Side,[4][why?] which was later recorded by another Buddah bubblegum music group produced by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz called Flying Giraffe.[5]
"Indian Giver" | ||||
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Single by 1910 Fruitgum Company | ||||
from the album Indian Giver | ||||
B-side | "Pow Wow" | |||
Released | January 1969 | |||
Genre | Bubblegum[1][2] | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Buddah | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry | |||
1910 Fruitgum Company singles chronology | ||||
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The song went to #5 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 and was on the charts for 13 weeks.[6] The song also went to #1 in Canada and in South Africa,[7] and #4 in Australia. It was named the #50 song of 1969 on the Cashbox charts. The song was certified as a gold disc in March 1969.[8]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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