Kung Fu Fighting
| Kung Fu Fighting | |
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| Carl Douglas | |
| publication | 1974 |
| length | 3:18 min |
| Genre (s) | Pop , disco |
| text | Carl Douglas |
| music | Carl Douglas |
| album | Kung Fu Fighter |
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Kung Fu Fighting is a pop and disco song written by Carl Douglas in 1974 , produced by Appaiah Biddu and part of the album Kung Fu Fighter .
history
Originally, Kung Fu Fighting was planned as the B-side of the single Gamblin 'Man , but at the request of the record company it was used as the A-side.
The song was an international success and a number one hit in many countries. It reached number one in the German , Austrian , English and American singles charts as well as number two in Switzerland and number three on the Billboard Disco Singles . More than nine million singles have been sold worldwide. In the German version of the globally successful television series Kung Fu (1972-75), the song is played as the theme music and in the credits. For the 30th and 40th anniversary of the song, an album with 16 remixes of the song was released in 2004 and 2014 on the Hamburg label Echo Beach .
Cover versions
- 1974: Kandy (German version: The Kung Fu people )
- 1975: Frederik (Finnish version: Kung Fu Taistelee )
- 1978: Biddu Orchestra
- 1990: Robyn Hitchcock
- 1994: Stars on 45 (in Star Wars and Other Hits )
- 1995: Brett feat. Carl Douglas
- 1996: Perplexer
- 1996: Tom Jones feat. Ruby (on the soundtrack for Supercop )
- 1997: Lloyd Parks
- 1997: Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers (in the medley Pop Back in Time to the 70's )
- 1998: Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas
- 1998: Eläkeläiset (Finnish version: Peljätty humppa )
- 1999: Zul (on That's the Way I Like It soundtrack )
- 2000: DJ Fromage Grande / Rude Dude Henry
- 2000: Sheeba
- 2001: Red Aim
- 2002: Mardi Gras.bb
- 2002: Peace Brothers
- 2004: Purple Sex Heads
- 2006: Fatboy Slim
- 2006: Jean S. (Finnish version: Kung Fu Taistelee )
- 2008: Cee-Lo (on the soundtrack for Kung Fu Panda )
- 2016: The Vamps (on the soundtrack for Kung Fu Panda 3 )
swell
- ↑ Chart data Kung Fu Fighting : 1974 , 1998
- ↑ Info
- ^ Carl Douglas - Gamblin 'Man / Kung Fu Fighting
- ↑ Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. Retrieved March 2, 2014 .
- ^ Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Retrieved April 27, 2013 .
- ^ Billboard Awards
- ^ Carl Douglas - Biography. Retrieved April 27, 2013 .
- ↑ laut.de - Kung Fu Fighting Remixes. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ discogs.com - Kung Fu Fighting Remixes. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ amazon.de - Kung Fu Fighting (40th Anniversary Remix Edition). Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Kandy - The Kung Fu People
- ↑ Entry at coverinfo.de
Web links
- Kung Fu Fighting at Discogs (English)