Like Wow – Wipeout
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| Single by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| from the album Mars Needs Guitars! | ||||
| A-side | "Like Wow – Wipeout!" | |||
| B-side | "Bring the Hoodoo Down" | |||
| Released | October, 1985 (Australia) | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Big Time (Australia) | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Faulkner | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Fisher | |||
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"Like Wow – Wipeout" is a song written by Dave Faulkner[1] and recorded by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus for their album Mars Needs Guitars!. As a single, it was released on Big Time Records in October 1985 and reached #28 on the Melbourne record chart.[2]
The B side of the single, "Bring the Hoodoo Down", was also written by Faulkner.[1] It had already been released as a B side on the United Kingdom 12" single for "Bittersweet".
"... was only recorded as a b-side but producer Charles Fisher thought it "had something" and should be included on the album. No-one was more surprised than us when it became the second single and our biggest hit at the time. We just liked it because it was noisy." - Dave Faulkner.[3]
Track listing
- "Like Wow – Wipeout!" (Dave Faulkner) — 3:09
- "Bring the Hoodoo Down" (Dave Faulkner) — 3:01
Personnel
Credited[4] to:
- James Baker — drums
- Clyde Bramley — bass, backing vocals
- Dave Faulkner — lead vocals (track A), guitar
- Mark Kingsmill — drums, cymbals
- Brad Shepherd — guitar, lead vocals (track B), harmonica
- Producer — Charles Fisher
- Engineer — John Bee
- Mastering — Don Bartley
