Single:
The Ballroom Blitz entered the Australian singles chart* on 5 November 1973 and peaked at #2. The song was #15 on the Top 100 of 1973.
Album:
The song is on Desolation Boulevard which entered the Australian albums chart* on 10 March 1975 and peaked at #13.
Songwriters:
Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer:
Phil Wainman
Record label of Australian release:
RCA Victor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS CLIP BELOW – an interesting backgrounder to the song and the band
Wikipedia:
The Ballroom Blitz was inspired by an incident in January 1973 when the band was performing at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and were driven offstage by a bottling.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballroom_Blitz
Songfacts:
The band members do a roll call at the beginning of this song, which is a great way to introduce themselves to listeners. Lead singer Brian Connolly asks: Are you ready Steve? (bass player Steve Priest), Andy? (guitarist Andy Scott), Mick? (drummer Mick Tucker).
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/sweet/ballroom-blitz
Lyrics:
Oh, I see a man at the back, as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner, let no one ignore her
‘Cause she thinks she’s the passionate one
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BONUS CLIP
An interesting backgrounder to the song and the band…
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