The Ballroom Blitz

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"The Ballroom Blitz" (on some releases "Ballroom Blitz") is a song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the English rock band Sweet (then known as The Sweet). It was released as a single in 1973, where it reached #1 in Australia and entered at #2 in the UK singles chart. In North America, it was a 1975 hit, reaching #1 in Canada[1] and #5 in the United States, making it one of the year's biggest chart successes. "The Ballroom Blitz" appeared on the U.S./Canadian version of The Sweet's 1974 album Desolation Boulevard. This song was inspired by an incident in 1973 when the band was performing at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland and were driven offstage by a barrage of bottles. [2]

Cover versions

This song has been covered by many bands. The first known cover of "The Ballroom Blitz" was by The Les Humphries Singers in 1975. In 1979 the song was covered by two bands, The Rezillos and The Damned. In 1984, Swiss heavy metal band Krokus covered the song for their album The Blitz. The song was also covered by Tia Carrere in the film Wayne's World. The Long Tall Texans also covered the song in 2001. In 1989 the song was sampled by the Beastie Boys for the song "Hey Ladies" appearing on the album Paul's Boutique. In 2000 the song was performed in conjunction with the song "Dancing Queen" (originally by ABBA) by the group The Black Sweden. A cover of this song is featured on the main set list for the game Rock Band, while the Krokus cover was listed for the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The songs "The Pit" by The Dead Milkmen and "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)" by The The mimic the "soundoff" introduction to the song in deadpan voices.

Other artists who have covered the song include:

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6152a&volume=24&issue=6&issue_dt=October%2004%201975&type=1&interval=24
  2. ↑ "The Ball Room Blitz" by The Sweet - Future Museum South West Scotland