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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>
"'''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 4 of the UK charts and also entering the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref></ref>
In January 2018, as part of ]'s "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Howzat" was ranked number 42.<ref>{{cite news|author=|work=Musicfeeds|title=Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'|url= http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/songs-made-triple-ms-ozzest-100/|accessdate=4 January 2020|date=27 January 2018}}</ref>
In January 2018, as part of ]'s "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Howzat" was ranked number 42.<ref>{{cite news|author=|work=Musicfeeds|title=Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'|url= http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/songs-made-triple-ms-ozzest-100/|accessdate=4 January 2020|date=27 January 2018}}</ref>
"Howzat" is a song by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1976. 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 and 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 4 of the UK charts and also entering the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Howzat" was ranked number 42.
Title track
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.
Song origin
In 1976, someone suggested to Tony Mitchell and keyboardist Garth Porter that Howzat might make a good title for a song because some of the members of Sherbet loved cricket. Despite Mitchell not being a good cricketer, he sat down with Garth Porter at Porter's Rose Bay home to work on the idea. Mitchell soon came up with the "doo-doo, doo-doo" bassriff, after which the first thing that came into Porter's mind was the phrase "I caught you out."
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