Block Buster!
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Music and lyric
Its Muddy Waters-inspired blues riff is markedly similar to that featured on fellow RCA act David Bowie's "The Jean Genie", released shortly before, but all parties maintained this was a coincidence.[2]
TV performances
Some controversy arose after the band's performance of the song on the British television program Top of the Pops on 25 December 1973, for which bassist Steve Priest wore a swastika arm band, a painted Hitler moustache and a Pickelhaube.[3]
Charts
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| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia | 29 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Finland | 3 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Italy | 30 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand [4] | 1 |
| Norway | 3 |
| South Africa | 7 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| United Kingdom[5] | 1 |
| United States[6] | 73 |
In the case of Belgium, there are two types of lists. The one for the Flemish speaking part of Belgium (Flanders) saw the song reach number two, for five consecutive weeks,.[7] In the French speaking part (Wallonia) the song climbed to number one, for two consecutive weeks.[8]
References
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