"Wham Bam" is a 1976 song by the American group
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, written by country songwriter Rick Giles. It was the only charting song by the group.
John Batdorf sings lead vocals.
Background
Arista executives gave the band the song to record, after concluding that none of the other tracks on the album they produced had single potential. Arista head
Clive Davis himself co-produced their single.
Charts
The
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's title, "Wham Bam", was shown as "Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang", and peaked at No. 16 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of October 2, 1976. It is ranked as the 70th biggest hit of 1976.
The song also charted in Canada (No. 27), performing better on the Adult Contemporary chart (No. 17).
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
In popular culture
The song appears in the 2017
Marvel Studios sequel film, ''
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'', and is included on
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See also
*
List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
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References
External links
Lyrics of this song*
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Arista Records singles
1976 singles
1976 songs
Pop ballads
Songs written by Rick Giles