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| released = May 1979 |
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Revision as of 13:53, 29 December 2020
| "Frederick" | ||||
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| Single by Patti Smith Group | ||||
| from the album Wave | ||||
| B-side | "Frederick" (Live) | |||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Patti Smith singles chronology | ||||
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| "Frederick" | ||||
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| Single by Sandie Shaw | ||||
| B-side | "Go Johnny Go" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley | |||
| Sandie Shaw singles chronology | ||||
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"Frederick" is a song written by Patti Smith, and released as lead single from Patti Smith Group 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 a homage to Bruce Springsteen's live arrangement of "Prove It All Night" from the then-recent Darkness Tour of 1978.
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."[1]
Covers
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
| Chart (1979)[2][3] | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | 90 |
| UK Singles Chart | 63 |
Notes
- ^ Cliff White (17 May 1979). "Singles". Smash Hits. No. 12.
- ^ "Billboard chart". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "UK chart". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
External links
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