Hedgehoppers Anonymous
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Hedgehoppers Anonymous were a 1960s beat group from the United Kingdom. They formed in November 1963 as The Trendsetters, and became The Hedgehoppers the following year.[2] Jonathan King took over their record production in 1965, and added Anonymous to their name.[2] Their most successful single was "It's Good News Week".[3]
Singles
The major success of Hedgehoppers Anonymous was the King-produced and -written "It's Good News Week", issued on Decca in 1965.[2] It reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 48 on BillboardTemplate:'s Hot 100.[4][5] This song has been used as the theme music for Good News Week, a satirical news-based comedy quiz show on Australian television which ran from 1996 to 2000 and was revived in 2008.[2]
The group released four other tracks but did not achieve significant success. "Don't Push Me" only managed to reach the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in the US.[6] while "Daytime" only appeared on Record MirrorTemplate:'s "Breakers List" (chart listing songs outside the Top 50). Without further success, the band soon broke up,[2] and the lack of significant chart activity other than "It's Good News Week" leaves them labelled as one-hit wonders.
Band members
Band members were Royal Air Force personnel. (Hedgehoppers was RAF slang for low flying aircraft).[2]
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AU [8] |
US [5] | |||
| 1965 | "It's Good News Week" | 5 | 8 | 48 | Decca F 12241 |
| "Don't Push Me" | — | 28 | 123Template:Efn | Decca F 12298 | |
| 1966 | "Baby (You're My Everything)" | — | — | — | Decca F 12400 |
| "Daytime" | 58Template:Efn | — | — | Decca F 12479 | |
| "Stop Press" | — | — | — | Decca F 12530 | |
See also
References
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External links
- Mike Tinsley's website
- Garagehangover.com
- Template:Wikidata Template:PAGENAMEBASE discography at DiscogsTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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