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The song made 21 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1972 staying in the charts for eight weeks. [3] Like the group's debut single, "In the Summertime," and following singles, it was a maxi-single playing at 33 rpm. Other tracks on the extended play single were "Going Back Home", "I Don't Wanna Go Back to School" and "No Girl Reaction."
Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970.Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime", which sold 30 million copies worldwide and is the biggest-selling single of all-time by a British band.
The group's four-piece line-up was augmented by Joe Rush, a long-time friend who had played with them in previous bands and often guested with them on stage, playing washboard. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 48 in September 1971 and peaked at No. 13 the following month. [3] The song peaked at number 97 in Australia. [4]
As Ray Dorset and Mungo Jerry — — — — — 1978 Ray Dorset & Mungo Jerry: Released: 1978; Label: Polydor; Formats: LP, MC; As Ray Dorset and Mungo Jerry — — — — — 1981 Together Again: Released: 1981; Label: Capriccio, Rossil, Victoria; Formats: LP; Only released in Europe and as Viva England in Spain — — — — — 1984 ...
Heavily adapted from Dutronc's French original "Et moi, et moi, et moi", [3] the song entered the UK Singles Chart in July 1973 and reached No. 3 staying for twelve weeks on the chart. [4] [5] The song peaked at number 26 in Australia [6] but just number 94 in Canada. [7] It was the first Mungo Jerry single to be issued in the UK only as a ...
Meaning ‡ Single peaked in 1970 but still in chart in 1971. ♦ Single released in 1971 but peaked in 1972. (#) Year-end top-ten single position and rank Entered: The date that the single first appeared in the chart. Peak: Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
"Open Up" (Mungo Jerry song), 1972 "Open Up (That's Enough)", by The Dead Weather from Dodge and Burn "Open Up", by Chic from their album Real People
In the Summertime" by The Mixtures was a cover of Mungo Jerry's hit which reached No. 1 in August for nine weeks. [11] Melbourne band Jigsaw and Sydney band Autumn both had success with their respective versions of Christie's hit song, "Yellow River". [12] "Yellow River" displaced "In the Summertime" at No. 1 in late October. [13]