"Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song written by Jim Brusatto and Vivian Hawke performed by Carl Douglas, and composed and produced by Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974, at the cusp of a chopsocky film craze, and eventually rose to the top of the British and American charts, in addition to reaching number one on the Soul Singles chart. It received a Gold certification from the RIAA in 1974, won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Selling Single,[6] and popularized disco music. It eventually went on to sell eleven million records worldwide,[7][8] making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. The song uses the quintessential Oriental riff, a short musical phrase that is used to signify Chinese culture.
Kung Fu Fighting was rated number 100 in VH1's 100 Greatest one-hit wonders, and number 1 in the UK Channel 4's Top 10 One Hit Wonders list in 2000, the same channel's 50 Greatest One Hit Wonders poll in 2006 and Bring Back ... the one-hit Wonders, for which Carl Douglas performed the song in a live concert.
The song was originally meant to be a B-side to "I Want to Give You My Everything" (written by Brooklyn songwriter Larry Weiss, and sung by Carl Douglas). -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Fighting
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CHART NUMBER 933
Saturday, December 07, 1974
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 9 Douglas, Carl Kung Fu Fighting 3
2 1 Vinton, Bobby My Melody Of Love 5
3 3 Three Degrees, The When Will I See You Again 7
4 5 Swan, Billy I Can Help 5
5 2 Reunion Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) 9
6 8 McCartney, Paul Junior's Farm 4
7 12 Diamond, Neil Longfellow Serenade 3
8 10 Dee Band, The Kiki I've Got The Music In Me 4
9 4 Bachman-Turner Overdrive You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 12
10 6 Lennon, John Whatever Gets You Thru The Night 8
11 7 Carlton, Carl Everlasting Love 7
12 18 Anka, Paul One Man Woman/One Woman Man 2
13 15 Chilliwack Crazy Talk 5
14 11 King, Carole Jazzman 9
15 22 Chicago Wishing You Were Here 2
16 20 Kim, Andy Fire, Baby I'm On Fire 3
17 27 White, Barry You're The First, The Last, My Everything 1
18 29 Chapin, Harry Cat's In The Cradle 1
19 16 Stampeders, The Ramona 6
20 23 Gary & Dave I May Never See You Again 4
21 0 John, Elton Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 0
22 13 Murray, Anne Just One Look 6
23 0 Reddy, Helen Angie Baby 0
24 26 Downchild Blues Band Tell Your Mother 3
25 14 John, Elton Bitch Is Back, The 12
26 0 Sedaka, Neil Laughter In The Rain 0
27 17 America Tin Man 10
28 19 First Class Beach Baby 10
29 0 Octavian Good Feeling (To Know) 0
30 25 Bearfoot Pasing Time 8
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