Like Wow – Wipeout

"Like Wow – Wipeout"
Single by Hoodoo Gurus
from the album Mars Needs Guitars!
A-side"Like Wow – Wipeout!"
B-side"Bring the Hoodoo Down"
ReleasedOctober 1985
Recorded1984
GenreGarage punk[1]
Length3:09
LabelBig Time
Songwriter(s)Dave Faulkner
Producer(s)Charles Fisher
Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology
"Bittersweet"
(1985) 		"Like Wow – Wipeout"
(1985) 		"Death Defying"
(1986)

"Like Wow – Wipeout" is a song written by Dave Faulkner[2] and recorded by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus for their album Mars Needs Guitars!. It was released in October 1985 as the second single from the group's second studio album, Mars Needs Guitars! and peaked at number 16 on the Australian charts.

In June 2000, DaveFaulkner said "...[it] 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.".[3]

Track listing

7" single (BTS1588)
  1. "Like Wow – Wipeout!" — 3:09
  2. "Bring the Hoodoo Down" — 3:01

Personnel

Credits:

  • 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

Charts

Chart (1985/86) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 15

References

  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004.
  2. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  3. ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 141. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.