Get a Haircut

"Get a Haircut"
Single by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
from the album Haircut
Released 1993
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length 4:12
Label EMI America
Songwriter(s) Bill Birch/David Avery
Producer(s) Terry 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 George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It was released as a single from the 1992 album Haircut.

The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery. Thorogood recalls being at a club in Australia called the Black Marlin watching some of the performers. He liked "Get A Haircut", asked them who wrote it and decided to cover it.[1] Thorogood began playing the song in 1970, but only decided to record it in 1992 because he had trouble getting the riff down in the studio.[2]

It peaked at number 2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks on August 28, 1992.[3] "Get a Haircut" was the No. 1 most played song in Canada on FM radio.[2] "Get a Haircut" has since become one of George Thorogood's signature songs, and has become a staple of classic rock radio.

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] 2
New Zealand[4] 15

Notes

  1. ↑ Harry, Rich (November 20, 1993). "George Thorogood Still Sticking To The Game Plan". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Marchand, Francois (April 30, 2014). "George Thorogood: Rock is a very real job". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "George Thorogood & the Destroyers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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