Get a Haircut
1993 single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers
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"Get a Haircut" is a rock song by American blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers. It was the lead single from their 1993 album Haircut.[2] The song was written by Bill Birch and David Avery.[3] It peaked at No. 2 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart on August 28, 1993, and became a top-30 hit in both Australia (No. 28) and New Zealand (No. 15).
| "Get a Haircut" | ||||
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| Single by George Thorogood & the Destroyers | ||||
| from the album Haircut | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | EMI USA | |||
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| Producer | Terry Manning | |||
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"Get a Haircut" has since become one of Thorogood's signature songs and has become a staple of classic rock radio. The music video for this song was animated by David Feiss, the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel.
Background
Thorogood recalls being at a club with his band in Australia watching some of the performers. He liked "Get a Haircut", asked them who wrote it and decided to cover it.[3][4] Thorogood has been playing the song since the 1970's, but only decided to record it in 1992 because he had trouble getting the riff down in the studio.[5]