Single:
Kung Fu Fighting entered the Australian singles chart* on 10 February 1974 and was a #1 hit. The song was #9 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on Kung Fu Fighter which entered the Australian albums chart* on 6 January 1975 and peaked at #40.
Songwriter:
Carl Douglas
Producer:
Biddu Appaiah
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Kung Fu and disco come together on this song, merging two of the biggest trends of the ’70s. Disco was just finding its groove when the song was released in 1974, but Kung Fu had been kicking for a while, with Bruce Lee movies like Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon, and a popular TV series called Kung Fu starring David Carradine. The combination proved irresistible: Kung Fu Fighting was a global hit, going to #1 in most countries where it was released.
Carl Douglas was working as a session singer for Pye Records in London when he wrote this song, some time before it was recorded. In fact, it was only meant to be a B-side and was recorded in a quick two takes.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/carl-douglas/kung-fu-fighting
Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing
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