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Hit and Run (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons song))
| "Hit and Run" | ||||
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| Single by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons | ||||
| from the album Screaming Targets | ||||
| Released | July 1979 | |||
| Studio | Armstrong Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Rock, Reggae-Pop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Tony Faehse | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Solley | |||
| Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons singles chronology | ||||
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"Hit and Run" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was the first on the Mushroom Records label, released in July 1979 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Screaming Targets (1979).
The song peaked at number 12 on the Kent Music Report in Australia, becoming the band's first top 20 single. It was also the band's first single to be released in USA via Columbia Records.
Track listing
7" (K 7525)
- Side A – "Hit and Run" - 3:30
- Side B – "Not A Woman, Not A Child" - 3:34
7" (USA)' (11319)
- Side A – "Hit and Run" - 3:19
- Side B1 "Nosey Parker" - 3:16
- Side B1 "Thin Line" - 3:22
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report [1] [2] | 12 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [1] | 63 |
References
- ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
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