Get a Haircut
1993 single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Get a Haircut" is a rock song by American band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was released as a single from the 1993 album Haircut. The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery. 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" was the No. 1 most played song in Canada on FM radio.[2]
| "Get a Haircut" | ||||
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| Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers | ||||
| from the album Haircut | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
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| Producer(s) | Terry Manning | |||
| George Thorogood & the Destroyers singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
Thorogood recalls being at a club in Australia called the Black Marlin 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.[2]
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 28 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 43 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 15 |
| U.S. Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
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