Sweet Hitch-Hiker

"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.[2] On the Record Retailer UK Singles Chart, it peaked at #36.[3]

"Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Mardi Gras
B-side"Door to Door"
ReleasedJuly 1971
Genre
Length2:59
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
(1971)		 "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
(1971)		 "Someday Never Comes"
(1972)

The song was written by CCR singer John Fogerty, and it has been described as a "classic John Fogerty stomper" by author Hank Bordowitz.[4]

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

Certifications
Country Certification
United States Gold[20]

References
  1. Don Breithaupt; Jeff Breithaupt (15 October 1996). Precious and Few: Pop Music of the Early '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-312-14704-4.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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  15. "Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  17. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  18. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  19. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1971". Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  20. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
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