Dyna-mite
| "Dyna-mite" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mud | ||||
| B-side | "Do It All Over Again" | |||
| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | |||
| Mud singles chronology | ||||
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"Dyna-mite" is a 1973 single, written by the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. It was originally rejected by The Sweet and later inherited by the English glam rock band Mud.[2] Chapman and Chinn produced the song as well.
Chart performance
The song was a "catchy rocker" that became a top five hit in the UK Singles Chart reaching number four in October 1973.[3] It topped the charts in the Netherlands in 1974.[4]
Other information
The single was released on both 7" and vinyl record formats by the RAK music label. The B-side was "Do It All Over Again".[5] In Australia, the single was released by RAK as "DYNAMITE", without the hyphen in the title.
The song is featured in the soundtrack of the 2013 film Rush.[6]
A cover of the song, performed by one of the characters, occurs in the 2019 videogame Control.[7]
Chart positions
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 1 |
| West Germany (GfK)[11] | 37 |
References
- ^ Savage, Jon (1 February 2013). "The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Allmusic.com Retrieved May 2009
- ^ Allmusic.com Retrieved May 2009
- ^ Australian-charts.com Retrieved May 2009
- ^ Discogs.com Retrieved May 2009
- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (2013-08-28). "Watch: New Clip From 'Rush' Plus Details On The Soundtrack Which Includes David Bowie, Thin Lizzy & Hans Zimmer". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ "Dr. Casper Darling Dynamite Federal Bureau of Control Records - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Mud – Dyna-mite" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Mud – Dyna-mite" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mud – Dyna-mite" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2020-03-02. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Mud"
