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Shanghai'd in Shanghai

Shanghai'd in Shanghai

1974 single by Nazareth

"Shanghai'd in Shanghai" is a song and single by Scottish rock group, Nazareth. It was first released in 1974.

Quick Facts Single by Nazareth, from the album Rampant ...

Background and chart success

It was taken from their 1974 album Rampant. The song paired with "Love, Now You're Gone" was the fourth of eleven of Nazareth's singles to chart in the UK. It reached 41 in the UK Singles Chart in 1974 staying for four weeks.[2] Single fared more favourably in Austria (number seven) and Switzerland, where it peaked at number four.[3]

Donald A. Guarisco of Allmusic describes the song as "plenty of energy, building from verses with a bluesy swing into a throbbing sing-along chorus that any glam band of 1970s would have killed for". Manny Charlton provided power chords which combined with Dan McCafferty's "gritty" lead vocal.[4]

The song was a radio favourite and also a favourite with fans of the group.[4]

Credits

Additional musicians

Charts

More information Chart (1974), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 577. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. [2]
    "Nazareth". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. [3]
    Lawson, Robert (25 August 2016). Razama-Snaz!: The Listener's Guide To Nazareth. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781460286401. Retrieved 28 August 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. [4]
    "Song Review by Donald A. Guarisco". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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    "Nazareth – Shanghai'd in Shanghai" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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    "Nazareth – Shanghai'd in Shanghai" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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    "Nazareth – Shanghai'd in Shanghai". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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    "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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