"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

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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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References

External links

Lyrics of this song
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wham Bam Arista Records singles 1976 singles 1976 songs Pop ballads Songs written by Rick Giles