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{{otheruses|Frederick}}
{{About|the song|other uses|Frederick (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
{{Single infobox |
| Name = Frederick
| name = Frederick
| Cover = Frederick - Patti Smith Group.jpg
| cover = Frederick - Patti Smith Group.jpg
| Artist = [[Patti Smith Group]]
| alt =
| Album = [[Wave (album)|Wave]]
| type = single
| artist = [[Patti Smith|Patti Smith Group]]
| B-side = Frederick (live) - [[New York City|NYC]], 23.5.79
| album = [[Wave (Patti Smith Group album)|Wave]]
| Released = {{Start date|1979}}
| Format = [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]] (7")
| B-side = "Frederick" (Live)
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| released = May 1979
| recorded = [[Bearsville Studios]]
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| Length = 3:01
| studio =
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| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| Writer = [[Patti Smith]]
| venue =
| genre =
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| Producer = [[Todd Rundgren]]
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| length = 3:01
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| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer = [[Patti Smith]]
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| producer = [[Todd Rundgren]]
| chronology = [[Patti Smith]]
| prev_title = [[Privilege (Set Me Free)|Privilege<br />(Set Me Free)]]
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = [[Dancing Barefoot]]
| next_year = 1979
}}
}}


{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Frederick
| name = Frederick
| Cover = Frederick_single.jpg
| cover = Frederick_single.jpg
| Artist = [[Sandie Shaw]]
| alt =
| from Album =
| type = single
| B-side = "Go Johnny Go"
| artist = [[Sandie Shaw]]
| Released = [[1986 in music|1986]]
| album =
| Format =
| B-side = Go Johnny Go
| Recorded =
| released = {{Start date|1986}}
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Pop Music|Pop]]
| Length =
| studio =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| Writer = [[Patti Smith]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length =
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| Producer = [[Clive Langer]], [[Alan Winstanley]]
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| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| Certification =
| writer = [[Patti Smith]]
| Chart position =
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| producer = [[Clive Langer]],<br />[[Alan Winstanley]]
| Last single = [[Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken]]<br>(1986)
| prev_title = [[Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken]]
| This single = Frederick<br>(1986)
| prev_year = 1986
| Next single = [[Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness]]<br>(1988)
| next_title = [[Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness]]
| next_year = 1988
}}
}}


'''"Frederick"''' is a song by American singer [[Patti Smith]] released on her [[1979 in music|1979]] album [[Wave (album)|Wave]].
"'''Frederick'''" is a song written by [[Patti Smith]], and released as the lead single from Patti Smith Group's 1979 album ''[[Wave (Patti Smith Group album)|Wave]]''. The song is dedicated to [[Fred "Sonic" Smith]], guitar player of the Detroit band [[MC5]] and Smith's future husband.


The melody of "Frederick" is an homage to [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s live arrangement of "[[Prove It All Night]]" from the then-recent [[Darkness Tour]] of 1978.
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Song was covered in [[1986 in music|1986]] by British singer [[Sandie Shaw]]. The B-side was entitled "Go Johnny Go," and had been written by Shaw as a tribute to [[Johnny Marr]].


==Charts==
==Reception==
''[[Smash Hits]]'' said, "Patti has been getting a lot of stick from her original admirers for 'selling out' and going pop. I think they're being short-sighted (not to mention cloth-eared). This is an excellent sample of her new work with producer [[Todd Rundgren]]."<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= Smash Hits | title=Singles|author=Cliff White|issue=12|date=17 May 1979}}</ref>

==Covers==
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The song was covered by [[Sandie Shaw]] in 1986. The B-side was entitled "Go Johnny Go", and had been written by Shaw as a tribute to [[Johnny Marr]].

== Charts ==
'''Patti Smith Group'''
'''Patti Smith Group'''
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! Chart (1979)<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p199156|pure_url=yes}} |title=Billboard chart |accessdate=2008-03-04 |publisher=Allmusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Star |title=UK chart |accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref>
!Chart (1979)<ref>{{allmusicguide|id=11:kjftxq8gldhe~T51|label=Billboard Pop Singles}}</ref>
!Position
! Position
|-
|-
|[[United States|US]] [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Billboard Hot 100|Pop Singles]]
| [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|90
| align="center" |90
|-
| [[UK Singles Chart]]
| align="center" |63
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references />


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Frederick-lyrics-Patti-Smith/EE679EE0B6670A30482569A40025D4DE Lyrics]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/999261 Frederick by Patti Smith Group] at [[Discogs]]
* [http://www.tabondant.com/en/artistes/patti-smith/tabs/frederick,142640,txt.html Tabs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/999261 Frederick] at [[Discogs]]
* {{YouTube|v8MSTIOs2Gk|Frederick}}
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Patti+Smith/_/Frederick Frederick] at [[Last.fm]]


{{Patti Smith}}
{{Patti Smith}}



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[[Category:1979 singles]]
[[Category:1986 singles]]
[[Category:Patti Smith songs]]
[[Category:Patti Smith songs]]
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[[Category:1979 songs]]
[[Category:Sandie Shaw songs]]
[[Category:Sandie Shaw songs]]
[[Category:1986 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Patti Smith]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Todd Rundgren]]
[[Category:1979 songs]]
[[Category:Arista Records singles]]


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Latest revision as of 04:57, 12 October 2024

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Frederick (disambiguation).
"Frederick"
Single by Patti Smith Group
from the album Wave
B-side"Frederick" (Live)
ReleasedMay 1979
RecordedBearsville Studios
Length3:01
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Patti Smith
Producer(s)Todd Rundgren
Patti Smith singles chronology
"Privilege
(Set Me Free)"
(1978) 		"Frederick"
(1979) 		"Dancing Barefoot"
(1979)
"Frederick"
Single by Sandie Shaw
B-side"Go Johnny Go"
Released1986 (1986)
GenrePop
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Patti Smith
Producer(s)Clive Langer,
Alan Winstanley
Sandie Shaw singles chronology
"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken"
(1986) 		"Frederick"
(1986) 		"Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness"
(1988)

"Frederick" is a song written by Patti Smith, and released as the lead single from Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave. The song is dedicated to Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitar player of the Detroit band MC5 and Smith's future husband.

The melody of "Frederick" is an homage to Bruce Springsteen's live arrangement of "Prove It All Night" from the then-recent Darkness Tour of 1978.

Reception

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Smash Hits said, "Patti has been getting a lot of stick from her original admirers for 'selling out' and going pop. I think they're being short-sighted (not to mention cloth-eared). This is an excellent sample of her new work with producer Todd Rundgren."[1]

Covers

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The song was covered by Sandie Shaw in 1986. The B-side was entitled "Go Johnny Go", and had been written by Shaw as a tribute to Johnny Marr.

Charts

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Patti Smith Group

Chart (1979)[2][3] Position
Billboard Hot 100 90
UK Singles Chart 63

References

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  1. ^ Cliff White (17 May 1979). "Singles". Smash Hits. No. 12.
  2. ^ "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ "UK chart". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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