1971 single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" is a song by the Americanroots/swamp rock bandCreedence Clearwater Revival from their 1972 albumMardi Gras. It was first released as a single in 1971 and reached #6 on theBillboard Hot 100, becoming their 9th and last top 10 hit.[4] On theRecord RetailerUK Singles Chart, it peaked at #36.[5]
The song was written by CCR singerJohn Fogerty, and it has been described as a "classic John Fogerty stomper" by author Hank Bordowitz.[6]
The song mentions the Greasy King, a restaurant inEl Cerrito, the California city where the band members were raised.
The B-side of the single was the song "Door to Door" written and sung byStu Cook.
| | Chart (1971) | Rank |
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| Australia[19] | 80 | | Canada[20] | 22 | | USBillboard | 101 | | USCash Box[21] | 76 |
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| United States | Gold[22] |
- ^Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (15 October 1996).Precious and Few: Pop Music of the Early '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 12.ISBN 978-0-312-14704-4.
- ^Kitts, Thomas M. (27 August 2015).John Fogerty: An American Son. Routledge. p. 179.ISBN 978-1-317-96126-0.
- ^Pohlmann, Sascha; Holtsträter, Knut (2024).Americana: Aesthetics, Authenticity, and Performance in US Popular Music. Waxmann Verlag GmbH. p. 91.ISBN 978-3-830-99756-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Whitburn, Joel (2004).The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 152.ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0. Retrieved2009-11-30.
- ^Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004).The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. London: Omnibus Press. p. 275.ISBN 1-84449-058-0. Retrieved2009-11-30.
- ^Bordowitz, Hank (2007).Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. p. 126.ISBN 978-1-55652-661-9. Retrieved2009-11-30.
- ^"Go-Set Australian chart".Go-Set. 1971. RetrievedAugust 10, 2019.
- ^"Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in Dutch).Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^"Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in French).Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^"Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in Dutch).Single Top 100. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^"Library and archives Canada".Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved2017-12-30.
- ^"– Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in German).GfK Entertainment charts.
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- ^"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved2 September 2018.
- ^"Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker".Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^"Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^"Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 28, 1971". Archived fromthe original on June 7, 2015. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2018.
- ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^"Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)".Australian-charts.com. Archived fromthe original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved2017-05-07.
- ^"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada".collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^"Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1971". Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2018.
- ^"Gold & Platinum".RIAA. Retrieved19 June 2023.
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