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"Tiger Feet"
"Tiger Feet"
Single by Mud
from the album Mud Rock
B-side	"Mr Bagatelle"
Released	4 January 1974
Recorded	1973
Genre	Glam rock
Length	3:45
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
Mud singles chronology
Official audio
	"Tiger Feet" on YouTube

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Tiger Feet is a popular song by the English glam rock band Mud, released in January 1974.^[3] Written and produced by the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, it was the first of three number No. 1 singles for the band, in the UK Singles Chart.^[4] followed later that year by "Lonely This Christmas", and then in 1975 by "Oh Boy!"

The band appeared on Top of the Pops wearing tiger-skin-patterned slippers.^[5]^[6]

Release details

According to his son, Calvin Hayes, Mickie Most added the song to RAK records' lineup on the basis of the title alone.^[7]

The single was released on the 7-inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The B-side of the single is Mr Bagatelle.^[2]

"Tiger Feet" was featured as part of a medley on Mud's album Mud Rock, which reached number No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart.^[8]

Chart position and sales

"Tiger Feet" was a huge success, it was number No. 1 in the UK and Ireland charts for four consecutive weeks, from 26 January to 16 February, in 1974^[4] and also topped the charts in the Netherlands. It sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone and over a million copies globally. It was also the best selling single in Britain that year.^[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[9]	43
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[11]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[12]	3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13]	15
France (IFOP)^[14]	55
Iceland (Morgunblaðið)^[15]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[16]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[18]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[19]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	5
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)^[21]	1
West Germany (GfK)^[22]	6

Certifications

Certifications for "Tiger Feet"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[23]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

A version of Tiger Feet was recorded by New Hope Club and appeared in Aardman's movie Early Man.

References

^ "Promo Disc with release date".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. January 1974. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "MUD Discography - the singles". Mudrock.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 296–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ James McCarraher (2012). 101 Songs To Discover From The Seventies. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4478-6266-6.
^ Ian Gittins (2007). Top of the Pops: Mishaps, Miming, and Music - True Adventures of TV's No. 1 Pop Show. BBC Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-84607-327-4.
^ Barney Hoskyns (1 November 1998). Glam! : Bowie, Bolan and the glitter rock revolution. ISBN 978-0671034405.
^ "Mud Rock". Mud Rock. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "SINGLET MAALISKUU 1974 MARCH". Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Mud" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Íslenski Vinsaelda Listinn". Morgunblaðið. 20 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 1021-7266.
^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Mud – Tiger Feet". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Mud – Tiger Feet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Mud Tiger Feet Official Charts Company".
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "British single certifications – Mud – Tiger Feet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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[1] "Promo Disc with release date".

[Discogs-2] "Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. January 1974. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[mudrock2-3] "MUD Discography - the singles". Mudrock.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 296–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[McCarraher_2012-5] James McCarraher (2012). 101 Songs To Discover From The Seventies. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4478-6266-6.

[Gittins_2007-6] Ian Gittins (2007). Top of the Pops: Mishaps, Miming, and Music - True Adventures of TV's No. 1 Pop Show. BBC Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-84607-327-4.

[7] Barney Hoskyns (1 November 1998). Glam! : Bowie, Bolan and the glitter rock revolution. ISBN 978-0671034405.

[8] "Mud Rock". Mud Rock. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[aus-9] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_Mud-10] "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[sc_Flanders_Mud-11] "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[sc_Wallonia_Mud-12] "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[13] "SINGLET MAALISKUU 1974 MARCH". Suomen virallinen lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[14] "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Mud" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[15] "Íslenski Vinsaelda Listinn". Morgunblaðið. 20 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 1021-7266.

[16] "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[sc_Dutch40_-17] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[sc_Dutch100_Mud-18] "Mud – Tiger Feet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[sc_Norway_Mud-19] "Mud – Tiger Feet". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[sc_Switzerland_Mud-20] "Mud – Tiger Feet". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[21] "Mud Tiger Feet Official Charts Company".

[sc_West_Germany_Mud-22] "Offiziellecharts.de – Mud – Tiger Feet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[United_KingdomMudTiger_FeetsingleCertRef-23] "British single certifications – Mud – Tiger Feet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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+{{Short description|1974 single by English glam rock band Mud}}
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 | name       = Tiger Feet
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 | album      = Mud Rock
 | B-side     = Mr Bagatelle
-| released   = 11 January 1974<ref name="Discogs"/>
+| released   = 4 January 1974<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11840346-Mud-Tiger-Feet/image/SW1hZ2U6MzU2NTcwMjE=|title=Promo Disc with release date}}</ref>
 | recorded   = 1973
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 | next_title = [[The Cat Crept In]]
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+| misc       = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|2rrtXCFyMII|"Tiger Feet"}}}}
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 | location= London
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-| pages= 296–7}}</ref> followed later that year by "[[Oh, Boy! (The Crickets song)|Oh Boy!]]" and "[[Lonely This Christmas]]".
+| pages= 296–7}}</ref> followed later that year by "[[Lonely This Christmas]]", and then in 1975 by "[[Oh, Boy! (The Crickets song)|Oh Boy!]]"
-The band appeared on [[Top of the Pops]] wearing tiger slippers.<ref name="McCarraher 2012">{{Cite book|author=James McCarraher|title=101 Songs To Discover From The Seventies|date=2012|isbn=978-1-4478-6266-6|pages=138}}</ref><ref name="Gittins 2007">{{Cite book|author=Ian Gittins|title=Top of the Pops: Mishaps, Miming, and Music - True Adventures of TV's No. 1 Pop Show|date=2007|publisher=BBC Books|isbn=978-1-84607-327-4|page=25}}</ref>
+The band appeared on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' wearing tiger-skin-patterned slippers.<ref name="McCarraher 2012">{{Cite book|author=James McCarraher|title=101 Songs To Discover From The Seventies|date=2012|isbn=978-1-4478-6266-6|pages=138}}</ref><ref name="Gittins 2007">{{Cite book|author=Ian Gittins|title=Top of the Pops: Mishaps, Miming, and Music - True Adventures of TV's No. 1 Pop Show|date=2007|publisher=BBC Books|isbn=978-1-84607-327-4|page=25}}</ref>
-Co-writer and producer [[Mike Chapman]] credited bassist Ray Stiles with a particularly memorable bass lick which helped fuel the success of the record.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
 ==Release details==
 According to his son, [[Calvin Hayes]], [[Mickie Most]] added the song to [[RAK records]]' lineup on the basis of the title alone.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Glam! : Bowie, Bolan and the glitter rock revolution|author=Barney Hoskyns|date=1 November 1998|isbn=978-0671034405}}</ref>
-The single was released on the 7 inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label.  The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the single is  ''Mr Bagatelle''.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mud-Tiger-Feet/release/540706 |title=Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref>
+The single was released on the 7-inch vinyl record format by the RAK music label.  The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the single is ''Mr Bagatelle''.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mud-Tiger-Feet/release/540706 |title=Mud - Tiger Feet (Vinyl) at Discogs |date=January 1974 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref>
 "Tiger Feet" was featured as part of a [[medley (music)|medley]] on Mud's album ''Mud Rock'', which reached number No. 8 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mudrock.org.uk/discs/mudrock1.htm |title=Mud Rock |publisher=Mud Rock |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref>
 ==Chart position and sales==
+{{more sources|section|date=December 2022}}
 "Tiger Feet" was a huge success, it was number No. 1 in the [[UK]] and [[Ireland]] charts for four consecutive weeks, from 26 January to 16 February, in 1974<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> and also topped the charts in the [[Netherlands]].  It sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone and over a million copies globally.  It was also the best selling single in Britain that year.<ref name="mudrock2"/>
+=== Weekly charts ===
-{|class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 |-
-!align="left"|Chart (1974)
+! scope="col"| Chart (1974)
-! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br>position
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
 |-
-|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=211}}</ref>
+! scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=211}}</ref>
 | style="text-align:center;"|43
 |-
+{{single chart|Austria|6|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
-|align="left"|Belgium
-| style="text-align:center;"|1
 |-
+{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
-|align="left"|Ireland
-| style="text-align:center;"|1
 |-
+{{single chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
-|align="left"|Netherlands
-| style="text-align:center;"|1
 |-
+! scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://suomensinglelistat.blogspot.com/2015/07/1974.html|title=SINGLET MAALISKUU 1974 MARCH |publisher=Suomen virallinen lista|accessdate=2024-02-14}}</ref>
-|align="left"|United Kingdom
-| style="text-align:center;"|1
+|align="center"|15
 |-
+! scope="row"|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Le Détail par Artiste |website= InfoDisc |accessdate= 14 February 2024 |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_M.php |id= Select "Mud" from the artist drop-down menu |language= fr}}</ref>
-|align="left"|Switzerland
-| style="text-align:center;"|5
+|align="center"|55
 |-
+! scope="row"|Iceland ([[Morgunblaðið]])<ref>{{cite magazine|date=20 February 1974|title=Íslenski Vinsaelda Listinn|url=https://timarit.is/page/1451170?iabr=on#page/n3/mode/2up/search/%22tiger%20feet%22|magazine=[[Morgunblaðið]]|page=4|issn=1021-7266}}</ref>
-|align="left"|Austria
-| style="text-align:center;"|6
+|align="center"|2
 |-
+! scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=irishcharts.ie search results |accessdate=2024-02-14}}</ref>
-|align="left"|Germany
-| style="text-align:center;"|6
+|align="center"|1
 |-
+{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1974|week=13|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
-|align="left"|Norway
+|-
-| style="text-align:center;"|10
+{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Norway|10|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 February 2024}}
+|-
+! scope="row"|United Kingdom ([[UK Singles Chart]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19740120/7501/|title=Mud Tiger Feet Official Charts Company}}</ref>
+|align="center"|1
+|-
+{{single chart|West Germany|align="center"|6|artist=Mud|song=Tiger Feet|songid=307|rowheader=true|access-date=14 February 2024}}
 |-
 |}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Tiger Feet"}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Mud|title=Tiger Feet|award=Gold|relyear=1974|certyear=1974|id=7599-1817-1|access-date=10 December 2022}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
+==Covers==
+A version of ''Tiger Feet'' was recorded by [[New Hope Club]] and appeared in Aardman's movie ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]''.
 ==See also==
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-==External links==
-* {{MetroLyrics song|mud|tiger-feet}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 {{UK best-selling singles (by year) 1970–1989}}
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 [[Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
-[[Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles]]
+[[Category:UK singles chart number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Mike Chapman]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Nicky Chinn]]
 [[Category:RAK Records singles]]
 [[Category:1974 songs]]
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v t e Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom
1950s	1952: "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard (UK)
1960s	1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield (UK) 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles (UK) 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles (UK) 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd (UK) 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones (UK) 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck (UK) 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles (UK) 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
1970s	1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley / "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (UK) 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison (UK) 1972: "Amazing Grace" – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (UK) 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud (UK) 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (UK) 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (UK) 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings (UK) 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M. 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel
1980s	1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (UK) 1981: "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (UK) / "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (UK) 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (UK) 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (UK) 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid (UK) 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (UK) 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (UK) 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard (UK) 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box
1990s	1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet (UK) 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome (UK) 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (UK) 1998: "Believe" – Cher 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears
2000s	2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder (UK) 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok (UK) 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young (UK) 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 (UK) 2005: "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay (UK) 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (UK) 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (UK) 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
2010s	2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011: "Someone like You" – Adele (UK) 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson (UK) featuring Bruno Mars 2016: "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (UK) 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2018: "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (UK) 2019: "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (UK)
2020s	2020: "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd 2021: "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2022: "As It Was" – Harry Styles (UK) 2023: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus 2024: "Stick Season" - Noah Kahan