Tiger Feet

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"Tiger Feet"
RAK[2]
Songwriter(s)Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn[2]
Producer(s)Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn[2]
Mud singles chronology
"
Dyna-Mite
"
(1973) 		"Tiger Feet"
(1974) 		"
The Cat Crept In
"
(1974)
Official audio
"Tiger Feet" on
YouTube

Tiger Feet is a popular song by the English

UK Singles Chart.[4] followed later that year by "Lonely This Christmas", and then in 1975 by "Oh Boy!
"

The band appeared on Top of the Pops wearing tiger-skin-patterned slippers.[5][6]

Co-writer and producer Mike Chapman credited bassist Ray Stiles with a particularly memorable bass lick which helped fuel the success of the record.[citation needed]

Release details

According to his son,

RAK records' lineup on the basis of the title alone.[7]

The single was released on the 7-inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The B-side of the single is Mr Bagatelle.[2]

"Tiger Feet" was featured as part of a medley on Mud's album Mud Rock, which reached number No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart.[8]

Chart position and sales

"Tiger Feet" was a huge success, it was number No. 1 in the

UK and Ireland charts for four consecutive weeks, from 26 January to 16 February, in 1974[4] and also topped the charts in the Netherlands. It sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone and over a million copies globally. It was also the best selling single in Britain that year.[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 43
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 3
Finland (
Suomen virallinen lista)[13]
 15
France (IFOP)[14] 55
Iceland (Morgunblaðið)[15] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5
United Kingdom (
UK Singles Chart)[21]
 4
West Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 6

Certifications

Certifications for "Tiger Feet"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

A version of Tiger Feet was recorded by New Hope Club and appeared in Aardman's movie Early Man.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Promo Disc with release date".
  2. ^ a b c d "Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. January 1974. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "MUD Discography - the singles". Mudrock.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1-4478-6266-6
    .
  6. ISBN 978-1-84607-327-4
    .
  7. ISBN 978-0671034405
    .
  8. ^ "Mud Rock". Mud Rock. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  10. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ "SINGLET MAALISKUU 1974 MARCH". Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Mud" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  15. ISSN 1021-7266
    .
  16. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Mud – Tiger Feet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Mud Tiger Feet Official Charts Company".
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Mud – Tiger Feet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2022.


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