"Knock on Wood" | ||||
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![]() 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" | |||
Released | July 25, 1966[1] | |||
Recorded | July 13, 1966[2] | |||
Studio | Stax, Memphis[2] | |||
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Length | 3:06[4] | |||
Label | Stax | |||
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Producer(s) | Jim Stewart | |||
Eddie Floyd singles chronology | ||||
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"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.