Get a Haircut

"Get a Haircut" is a rock song by American blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was the lead single from their 1993 album Haircut.^[2] The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery.^[3] It peaked at No. 2 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart on August 28, 1993, and became a top-30 hit in both Australia (No. 28) and New Zealand (No. 15).

"Get a Haircut"
Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
from the album Haircut
Released	1993
Genre	Blues rock[1]
Length	4:12
Label	EMI America
Songwriter(s)	Bill Birch David Avery
Producer(s)	Terry Manning
George Thorogood & the Destroyers singles chronology
"I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" (1992) "Get a Haircut" (1993) "Gone Dead Train" (1993)

"Get a Haircut" has since become one of Thorogood's signature songs and has become a staple of classic rock radio. The music video for this song was animated by David Feiss, the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel.

Background

Thorogood recalls being at a club in Australia watching some of the performers. He liked "Get a Haircut", asked them who wrote it and decided to cover it.^[3] Thorogood began playing the song in 1970, but only decided to record it in 1992 because he had trouble getting the riff down in the studio.^[4]

Release

"Get a Haircut" was released in July 1993 as the lead single from their ninth studio album Haircut.^[2] The song debuted at No. 16,^[5] and peaked at No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.^[6][7] "Get a Haircut" was the No. 1 most played song in Canada on FM radio.^[4]

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9]	43
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10]	15
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6]	2