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"Howzat"
Song by Sherbet
from the album Howzat
B-side"Motor Of Love"
Released1976
GenreRock
Length3:43
LabelInfinity Records, Festival Records, Epic Records
Songwriter(s)Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell.
Producer(s)Richard Lush, Sherbet

"Howzat" is an song by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1976. Howzat was used in Cricket when a bowler hits a wicket and the bowler yells Howzat. Howzat is play during the cricket match. The song reached number 1 in Australia on the Kent Music Report and it also reached number 1 in New Zealand on the Recorded Music NZ. It was released from Sherbet's album of the same name Howzat. The song was written by Band members Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell. The title track was also a number one hit and remains the group's biggest hit, especially outside of Australia, reaching the top 5 of the UK charts and also entering the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is often used as a cricket anthem and is sometimes loudly played by ground organisers at limited-overs matches. "Howzat" is a catchcry used by cricketers when appealing to the umpire for a wicket.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Howzat"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell3:43
2."Motor Of Love"Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Alan Sandow3:21

Charts

Personnel

  • Daryl Braithwaite - Lead Vocals, Tambourine
  • Harvey James - Guitar, Vocals
  • Tony Mitchell - Bass, Vocals
  • Alan Sandow - Drums
  • Garth Porter - Keyboards, Vocals

References

  1. Sherbet - Howzat at Australian Music Database
  2. Sherbet - Howzat at Music Vf
  3. Kent, David (1976). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6..
  4. "Sherbet – Howzat". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
Chart (1976) Position
Australian Kent Music Report 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 1
UK Single Charts 4
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