Number one on 13 March 1973, Jonny's 8th birthday

Cum On Feel the Noize

Slade

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  • Reached number oneweek ending 3 March 1973
  • Weeks at number one4
  • LabelPolydor
  • Decade1970s

The song

"Cum On Feel the Noize" is a song by English rock band Slade which was released in 1973 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their fourth number one single, and remained in the charts for twelve weeks. In a UK poll in 2015 it was voted 15th on the ITV special The Nation's Favourite 70s Number One.

Slade

Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1963. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits, including six number ones, on the UK Singles Chart, and three number ones on the UK Albums Charts. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stood at over 6,500,000. Their best-selling single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary It's Slade, the band have sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

More about Slade on Wikipedia

This decade's look

Earth tones and disco geometry: harvest gold, avocado and burnt orange on parchment, a rounded geometric display face and a soft rounded body face.

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