Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd song)

"Knock on Wood"
One of side-A labels of the US single release of the original Eddie Floyd recording
Single by Eddie Floyd
from the album Knock on Wood
B-side"Got to Make a Comeback"
ReleasedJuly 25, 1966[1]
RecordedJuly 13, 1966[2]
StudioStax, Memphis[2]
Genre
Length3:06[4]
LabelStax
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jim Stewart
Eddie Floyd singles chronology
"Things Get Better"
(1966)
"Knock on Wood"
(1966)
"Raise Your Hand"
(1967)

"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd.[5] The song has become covered by later artists, most notably Amii Stewart in 1979. Stewart's disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.

  1. ^ Catron 1994, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Richardson 1988, p. 1.
  3. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (January 27, 2020). "The Number Ones: Amii Stewart's "Knock On Wood"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Bowman 2007, Back Cover.
  5. ^ Satellite & Stax singles 59-68 staxrecords.free.fr

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