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1971 single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" is a song by the American
roots/
swamp rock band
Creedence Clearwater Revival from their 1972 album
Mardi Gras. It was first released as a single in 1971 and reached #6 on the
Billboard Hot 100, becoming their 9th and last top 10 hit.
[4] On the
Record Retailer
UK Singles Chart, it peaked at #36.
[5]
The song was written by CCR singer
John Fogerty, and it has been described as a "classic John Fogerty stomper" by author Hank Bordowitz.
[6]
The song mentions the Greasy King, a restaurant in
El Cerrito, the California city where the band members were raised.
The B-side of the single was the song "Door to Door" written and sung by
Stu Cook.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Chart (1971)
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Rank
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Australia
[19]
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80
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Canada
[20]
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22
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US Billboard
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101
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US Cash Box
[21]
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76
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Certifications
Country
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Certification
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United States
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Gold
[22]
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References
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^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (15 October 1996).
Precious and Few: Pop Music of the Early '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 12.
ISBN
978-0-312-14704-4.
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^ Kitts, Thomas M. (27 August 2015).
John Fogerty: An American Son. Routledge. p. 179.
ISBN
978-1-317-96126-0.
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^ Pohlmann, Sascha; Holtsträter, Knut (2024).
Americana: Aesthetics, Authenticity, and Performance in US Popular Music. Waxmann Verlag GmbH. p. 91.
ISBN
978-3-830-99756-6.
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^
Whitburn, Joel (2004).
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 152.
ISBN
978-0-8230-7499-0. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
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^ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004).
The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. London: Omnibus Press. p. 275.
ISBN
1-84449-058-0. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
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^ Bordowitz, Hank (2007).
Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. p. 126.
ISBN
978-1-55652-661-9. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
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^
"Go-Set Australian chart".
Go-Set. 1971. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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^ "
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in Dutch).
Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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^ "
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in French).
Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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^ "
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in Dutch).
Single Top 100. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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^
"Library and archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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^ "
– Sweet Hitch-Hiker" (in German).
GfK Entertainment charts.
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^ "
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker".
VG-lista.
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^
"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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^ "
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker".
Swiss Singles Chart.
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^
"Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 28, 1971". Archived from
the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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^
"Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Hot 100)".
Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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^
"Official Singles Chart Top 100".
Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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^
"Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from
the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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^
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
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^
"Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1971". Archived from
the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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"Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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