Get a Haircut

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"Get a Haircut"
Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
from the album Haircut
Released1993
GenreBlues rock[1]
Length4:12
LabelEMI USA
Songwriters
  • Bill Birch
  • David Avery
ProducerTerry Manning
George Thorogood & the Destroyers singles chronology
"I'm a Steady Rollin' Man"
(1992) 		"Get a Haircut"
(1993) 		"Gone Dead Train"
(1993)

"Get a Haircut" is a rock song by American blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was the lead single from their 1993 album Haircut.[2] The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery.[3] It peaked at No. 2 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart on August 28, 1993, and became a top-30 hit in both Australia (No. 28) and New Zealand (No. 15).

"Get a Haircut" has since become one of Thorogood's signature songs and has become a staple of classic rock radio. The music video for this song was animated by David Feiss, the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel.

Background

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Thorogood recalls being at a club with his band in Australia watching some of the performers. He liked "Get a Haircut", asked them who wrote it and decided to cover it.[3][4] Thorogood has been playing the song since the 1970's, but only decided to record it in 1992 because he had trouble getting the riff down in the studio.[5]

Release

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"Get a Haircut" was released in July 1993 as the lead single from their ninth studio album Haircut.[2] The song debuted at No. 16,[6] and peaked at No. 2 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.[7][8] "Get a Haircut" was the No. 1 most played song in Canada on FM radio.[5]

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 43
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 15
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] 2

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1993 Cassette EMI USA
Australia August 2, 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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  1. ^ "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". www.georgethorogood.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Yoakam, Thorogood coming to town". Ottawa Citizen. 7 July 1993. p. B8.
  3. ^ a b Harry, Rich (November 20, 1993). "George Thorogood Still Sticking To The Game Plan". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Bosso, Joe (March 4, 2014). "George Thorogood runs down his 11 greatest hits". MusicRadar. p. 11.
  5. ^ a b Marchand, Francois (April 30, 2014). "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Billboard - July 24, 1993" (PDF). Billboard. July 24, 1993. p. 78 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard - September 4, 1993" (PDF). Billboard. September 4, 1993. p. 88 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com.
  10. ^ "Item: 1457 - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada.
  11. ^ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz.
  12. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 02/08/93: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 182. August 1, 1993. p. 19.