Open Up (Mungo Jerry song)
| "Open Up" | ||||
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| Single by Mungo Jerry | ||||
| from the album Boot Power | ||||
| B-side | "Going Back Home", "I Don't Wanna Go Back to School", "No Girl Reaction" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Dawn Records (UK) DNX 2514 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Dorset | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Murray | |||
| Mungo Jerry singles chronology | ||||
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"Open Up" is a song and hit single by the British group Mungo Jerry, first released in 1972.[1]
Chart performance
Written by the group's lead vocalist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray,[2] it was the band's fifth single. The song made 21 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1972 staying in the charts for eight weeks.[3]
Like the group's debut single, "In the Summertime," and following singles, it was a maxi-single playing at 33 rpm. Other tracks on the extended play single were "Going Back Home", "I Don't Wanna Go Back to School" and "No Girl Reaction."
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 383. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Open Up". www.discogs.com. March 1972. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "UK Charts - Mungo Jerry". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.