Tiger Feet is a popular song by the English

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, released in January 1974. Written and produced by the songwriting team of

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and

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, it was the first of three number No. 1 singles for the band, in the

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. followed later that year by " Oh Boy!" and "

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". The band appeared on

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wearing tiger slippers. Co-writer and producer

credited bassist Ray Stiles with a particularly memorable bass lick which helped fuel the success of the record.

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According to his son,

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added the song to RAK records' lineup on the basis of the title alone. The single was released on the 7 inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The

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of the single is ''Mr Bagatelle''. "Tiger Feet" was featured as part of a medley on Mud's album ''Mud Rock'', which reached number No. 8 in the

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

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charts for four consecutive weeks, from 26 January to 16 February, in 1974 and also topped the charts in the

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. 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.

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