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"The Ballroom Blitz " (often called "Ballroom Blitz ") is a song by British glam rock band The Sweet , written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman . The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the UK Singles Chart and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100
Background [ edit ]
"The Ballroom Blitz" was inspired by an incident on 27 January 1973 when the band were performing at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock , Scotland , and were driven offstage by a bottling .[8]
History and description [ edit ]
The song was recorded on 11–12 June 1973 at Audio International Studio, 18 Rodmarton Street, London,[9] [10]
The song appeared on the US and Canadian versions of Desolation Boulevard [11]
The initial guitar and drum riff of the song has similarity to a 1963 song by Bobby Comstock called "Let's Stomp".[12]
Cover versions [ edit ]
An early cover of "The Ballroom Blitz" was by the Les Humphries Singers in 1974, the first German single to reach #1 in New Zealand.[13] the Damned , which featured Lemmy from Motörhead on bass guitar. It was released as a B-side to "I Just Can't Be Happy Today " and featured as a bonus track on their CD reissue of Machine Gun Etiquette [14] [15]
Other covers include Krokus in 1984, the Surf Punks on their 1988 album Oh No! Not Them Again , acoustic punk band Calibretto 13 in 2000, and Tia Carrere on the soundtrack to Wayne's World [16] [17] Estonian rock band of Vanilla Ninja . In 2016, The Struts recorded it for the soundtrack of film The Edge of Seventeen [18] 3Teeth released Guns Akimbo, a two-track set that included a cover version of "The Ballroom Blitz". The song was previously featured in the 2019 action comedy film Guns Akimbo [19]
In popular culture [ edit ]
The song was written following a bottling incident at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock , Scotland
The words "she thinks she's the passionate one" from the song are dubbed into the Beastie Boys song "Hey Ladies ".[20]
Ohi Ho Bang Bang (a one-off project of Holger Hiller , Karl Bonnie of Renegade Soundwave and video artist Akiko Hada) released a 12" single and a CD Video in 1988. "The Three" (a remix of their song "The Two") samples "Ballroom Blitz" extensively, especially the drumming from the intro.[21]
Personnel [ edit ]
Chart performance [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Chart (1973)
Rank
UK [43] 17
Chart (1975)
Rank
Canada[44]
22
US Billboard Hot 100[45] 16
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Wroe, Nicholas (12 September 2014). "That's neat: Chinnichap's blitz of 70s hits become a musical" . The Guardian ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 16 February 2019 .
^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Planet of the Apes: Hard Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s St. Martin's Griffin . p. 106. ISBN 031214704X
^ Cantwell, David (4 November 1998). "Power Pop It Ain't" . MTV News . Retrieved 21 March 2020 .
^ Coffman, Tim (19 April 2023). "The Story Behind The Song: Sweet's brutal true tale 'Ballroom Blitz' . Far Out . Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
^ Dimery, Robert (5 December 2011). 1001 Songs: You Must Hear Before You Die ISBN 978-1-84403-717-9 . Retrieved 13 October 2015 .
^ Beat Instrumental & Songwriting & Recording 88 . Retrieved 14 October 2015 .
^ Burns, Phil. "Recorded at Audio International" . Philsbook.com . Retrieved 14 October 2015 .
^ Popoff, Martin (15 August 2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade ISBN 978-0-7603-4546-7 . Retrieved 14 October 2015 .
^ Swanson, Dave (27 February 2013). "Top 10 Sweet Songs" . Ultimateclassicrock.com . Diffuser Network. Retrieved 13 October 2015 .
^ The Complete New Zealand Music Charts, 1966-2006: Singles, Albums, DVDs, Compilations ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
^ Waksman, Steve (4 February 2009). This Ain't the Summer of Love: Conflict and Crossover in Heavy Metal and Punk 327 . ISBN 978-0-520-94388-9 . Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ Kilmister, Lemmy (8 June 2012). White Line Fever: Lemmy: The Autobiography ISBN 978-1-4711-1271-3 . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
^ Mark Allan Powell (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music ISBN 978-1-56563-679-8 . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
^ Strong, Martin Charles; Griffin, Brendon (2008). Lights, camera, sound tracks ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8 . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
^ "The Struts cover Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz" for The Edge of Seventeen soundtrack — listen" . Consequence.net . 3 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2018 .
^ BraveWords (August 24, 2020). "3TEETH Releases Guns Akimbo Album Featuring Covers Of "Ballroom Blitz" And "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" . BraveWords . Retrieved 2024-02-19 .
^ "Hey Ladies - Paul's Boutique Samples and References List at paulsboutique.info" . Retrieved 2022-09-27 .
^ "Ohi Ho Bang Bang - Discogs" . www.discogs.com . Retrieved 4 June 2020 .
^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF) . worldradiohistory.com . Cash Box. 16 February 1974. p. 50.
^ "Top 40 Australian Singles" . Go-Set . Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1974" . Kent Music Report . 30 December 1974. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur .
^ Hung, Steffen. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)" . Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 26 June 2016 .
^ "The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz" (in French). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ List of number-one singles of 1975 (Canada)
^ "Le Détail par Artiste" . InfoDisc (in French). Select "The Sweet" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz" (in German) . GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 10 October 2015. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Sweet"
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^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Sweet" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz" . VG-lista . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ Currin, Brian. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs (A-B)" . www.rock.co.za . Retrieved 20 April 2018 .
^ Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 . ISBN 84-8048-639-2
^ Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975 . Drift Musik. p. 130. ISBN 9163021404
^ "The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Sweet Ballroom Blitz Chart History" . Billboard . Retrieved 11 February 2019 .
^ "Top Selling Singles for 1973". Sounds
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3183" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ Top Records of 1975 , Billboard
^ "Canadian single certifications – Sweet – Ballroom Blitz" . Music Canada . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ "British single certifications – Sweet – Ballroom Blitz" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
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