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| B-side = Motor Of Love |
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| released = 1976 |
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| label = ] (Infinity imprint), ] |
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| producer = ], Sherbet |
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"'''Howzat'''" is a song by Australian band ], released in 1976.<ref></ref> The song reached number 1 in Australia on the ]<ref></ref> and it also reached number 1 in New Zealand on the ]. It was released from Sherbet's album of the same name ]. The song was written by band members ] & ]. 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.<ref></ref> |
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"'''Howzat'''" is a song by Australian band ], released in 1976.<ref></ref> The song reached number 1 in Australia on the ]<ref></ref> and it also reached number 1 in New Zealand on the ]. It was released from Sherbet's album of the same name, '']''. The song was written by band members ] and ]. 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.<ref></ref> |
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== Title Track == |
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It is often used as a cricket anthem and is sometimes loudly played by ground organisers at limited-overs matches. ] is a cry used by cricketers when appealing to the umpire for a wicket. |
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It is often used as a cricket anthem and is sometimes loudly played by ground organisers at limited-overs matches. ] is a cry used by cricketers when appealing to the umpire for a wicket. |
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== Song Origin == |
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In 1976, someone suggested to ] and keyboardist ] that ''Howzat'' might make a good title for a song because some of the members of ] loved ]. Despite Mitchell not being a good cricketer, he sat down with Garth Porter at Porter's ] home to work on the idea. Mitchell soon came up with the "doo-doo, doo-doo" ] ], after which the first thing that came into Porter's mind was the phrase "I caught you out."<ref name="SMH_write">{{cite web | url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/27/1043534002655.html | title=I write the songs | publisher='']'' | date=2003-01-28 | accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> |
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In 1976, someone suggested to ] and keyboardist ] that ''Howzat'' might make a good title for a song because some of the members of Sherbet loved ]. Despite Mitchell not being a good cricketer, he sat down with Garth Porter at Porter's ] home to work on the idea. Mitchell soon came up with the "doo-doo, doo-doo" ] ], after which the first thing that came into Porter's mind was the phrase "I caught you out."<ref name="SMH_write">{{cite web | url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/27/1043534002655.html | title=I write the songs | work=] | date=2003-01-28 | accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> |
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| writer2 = Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, ] |
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It is often used as a cricket anthem and is sometimes loudly played by ground organisers at limited-overs matches. Howzat is a cry used by cricketers when appealing to the umpire for a wicket.
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