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] released a disco version of the song in 1979. It reached ] in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song.<ref name=amii>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=246}}</ref> This recording was co-produced by ]. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version in 1985 (peaking at number 7). The version earned a Gold certification on March 22, 1979 and then a Platinum certification on August 1 the same year from ]<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum search results: "knock on wood" |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=knock+on+wood#search_section |website=RIAA |accessdate=August 15, 2019 }}</ref> when the single sold one<ref name="RIAA"/> or two million units.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Peter |last=Lester |date=July 23, 1979 |title=Dancer Amii Stewart Turns Disco Diva with 'Knock on Wood' |url=https://people.com/archive/dancer-amii-stewart-turns-disco-diva-with-knock-on-wood-vol-12-no-4/ |magazine=People |accessdate=August 15, 2019 }}</ref>
] released a disco version of the song in 1979. It reached ] in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song.<ref name=amii>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=246}}</ref> This recording was co-produced by ]. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version in 1985 (peaking at number 7). The version earned a Gold certification on March 22, 1979 and then a Platinum certification on August 1 the same year from ]<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum search results: "knock on wood" |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=knock+on+wood#search_section |website=RIAA |accessdate=August 15, 2019 }}</ref> when the single sold one<ref name="RIAA"/> or two million units.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Peter |last=Lester |date=July 23, 1979 |title=Dancer Amii Stewart Turns Disco Diva with 'Knock on Wood' |url=https://people.com/archive/dancer-amii-stewart-turns-disco-diva-with-knock-on-wood-vol-12-no-4/ |magazine=People |accessdate=August 15, 2019 }}</ref> It would become one of "] for the ]."<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=The Pulse of Black Music |encyclopedia=American Decades |editor-first=Judith S. |editor-last=Baughman |displayeditors=etal |volume=8: 1970-1979 |publisher=Gale |year=2001 |via=Gale Virtual Reference Library |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3468302576/GVRL?u=pasa19871&sid=GVRL&xid=4d77f27a |accessdate=August 16, 2019 }} Gale document no. GALE<nowiki>|</nowiki>CX3468302576.</ref>
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This article is about the Eddie Floyd song. For other songs with the same title, see Knock on Wood.
"Knock on Wood"
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"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. The song has become covered by later artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.
Eddie Floyd version
His recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart. The song was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee (now The National Civil Rights Museum). Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder and lightning, The way you love me is frightening'. Floyd's version earned a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 17, 1995.
David Bowie released a live performance of the song as a single in the UK in 1974; the recording was taken from Bowie's live album David Live. (The B-side, "Panic in Detroit", was not on that album but was from the same concert. It was added to the 2005 release of the album.)
Amii Stewart released a disco version of the song in 1979. It reached number one in the U.S. charts in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song. This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version in 1985 (peaking at number 7). The version earned a Gold certification on March 22, 1979 and then a Platinum certification on August 1 the same year from RIAA when the single sold one or two million units. It would become one of "anthems for the gay community."
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas covered the song on their 1967 album, King & Queen. Otis and Carla's version charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in nine weeks, peaking at number 30 on the week of September 23, 1967. The version also peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B Songs chart. The American Breed also covered it on their 1967 self-titled debut album; Buddy Guy, on his live 1968 album This Is Buddy Guy!; The Mauds, on their 1968 album Hold On. James Cotton also recorded the song on his 1967 album The James Cotton Blues Band; his version is later included in the 1995 compilation album The Best of the Verve Years.
Baughman, Judith S., ed. (2001). "The Pulse of Black Music". American Decades. Vol. 8: 1970-1979. Gale. Retrieved August 16, 2019 – via Gale Virtual Reference Library. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |displayeditors= ignored (|display-editors= suggested) (help) Gale document no. GALE|CX3468302576.
^ "Knock on wood and Knock on wood '99 in French Chart" (in French). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 5 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Ammi Stewart"
Cooper, Lee; Wayne S. Haney (2013) . Rock Music in American Popular Culture III: More Rock 'n' Roll Resources. New York City: Taylor & Francis Group. p. 101. ISBN0-7890-0489-5.
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Side A of 1974 UK vinyl single of the David Bowie recording