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Wham Bam
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Wikipedia article
"'Wham Bam'" is a 1976 song by the American group Silver, written by country songwriter Rick Giles. It was the only charting song by the group. John Batdorf sings lead vocals.[http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/JohnBatdorfNextStopWilloughby/ Airplay Direct: John Batdorf-Next Stop, Willoughby]
Background
Arista executives gave the band the song to record, after concluding that none of the other tracks on the album they produced had single potential. Arista head Clive Davis himself co-produced their single.
Charts
The single's title, "Wham Bam", was shown as "Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang", and peaked at No. 16 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 the week of October 2, 1976.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1976-10-02 The Hot 100, Week of October 2, 1976 – Billboard.] It is ranked as the 70th biggest hit of 1976. The song also charted in Canada (No. 27), performing better on the Adult Contemporary chart (No. 17).
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Year-end charts
In popular culture
The song appears in the 2017 Marvel Studios sequel film, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2', and is included on the movie's soundtrack.
See also
* List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
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