Couldn't believe it when it soared to Number One. Matthew from Toronto, OnI always thought this was a dreadful song.I also noticed the double tracking of the drums why? who knows, but it adds to the punch! It really sounds great! Their song "Lost Girl" is really a great track too - too bad it didn't see the light of day at the time. One notice is the use of acoustic guitars and with the solo made me realize that the track has a lot of punch without being "plugged in". Jaimz from Vancouver, BcIt's mentioned on the site here that the song was mastered in mono only but I have a stereo version that completely gives the song a new lease on life.lead singer Reg Presley, born Reginald Maurice Ball, 1941 - 2013. The quartet had two other Top 100 records "I Can't Control Myself" (peaked at #43 in 1966) and "Love Is All Around" (reached #7 in 1968). The B-side of the 'Atco' release was "A Girl Like You" and it also make the Top 100, it reached #29.
Its three weeks outside the Top 10 were 1st week at #75, 2nd week at #47 then jumped to #6, and its 11th & final week it was at #31 and then fell completely off the chart.Īs already stated because of a label dispute it was released on the 'Atco' and 'Fontana' record label in the U.S.A. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 19th 1966, "Wild Thing" by the Troggs entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #75 and on July 24th it peaked at #1 (for 2 weeks) and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100 (and for amazing 8 of those 11 weeks it was on the Top 10).The quartet had one other Top 100 record, "Touch Me" it peaked at #19 in 1974.