Clap for the Wolfman

1974 single by the Guess Who

"Clap for the Wolfman"

Cover of the 1974 German single

Single by the Guess Who

from the album Road Food

B-side

"Road Food"

Released

June 1974

Recorded

1973–1974

Studio

RCA Studio A (Hollywood), Sound Stage (Toronto)

Genre

Rock and roll^[1]
comedy rock^[2]

Length

3:27 (Single Version)
4:20 (album version)

Label

RCA Victor

Songwriter(s)

Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, Kurt Winter

Producer(s)

Jack Richardson

The Guess Who singles chronology

"Star Baby"
(1974)

"Clap for the Wolfman"
(1974)

"Dancin' Fool"
(1974)

"Clap for the Wolfman" is a song written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Kurt Winter performed by their band, the Guess Who. The song appeared on their 1974 album, Road Food. The song was ranked #84 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1974.^[3]

Background

The song is an homage to Wolfman Jack, who is featured talking in his typical on-air DJ voice several times on the recording.

Chart history

It reached #4 in Canada^[4] and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.^[5] It also reached the top 20 in the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa.

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	39
Belgium^[6]	18
Canada RPM Top Singles^[7]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	11
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[10]	14
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	6
US Cash Box Top 100	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Rank
Canada^[12]	65
Netherlands^[13]	91
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	84
US Cash Box^[15]	94

References

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^ Edmonds, Ben (November 2, 2004). "The Guess Who". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 348–349.
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1974". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^ The Guess Who, "Clap for the Wolfman" Chart Positions Retrieved February 4, 2014
^ "Google Translate".
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^ "The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman".
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Canada, Library and Archives (January 16, 2018). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2018.