Up Around the Bend

"Up Around the Bend" is a song recorded by the North American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, and written by the band's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, John Fogerty. The song was composed and recorded only a few days prior to the band's April 1970 European tour and was included on the album Cosmo's Factory. Released as a single, with "Run Through the Jungle" on the flipside, the double-sided single climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1970.^[1]

It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies. It was also a major hit in the UK, where it reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is opened with a prominent, high-pitched guitar riff played by John Fogerty. The song's lyrics have Fogerty telling of a gathering "up around the bend" on the highway and inviting the listener to join in.

The song has been covered by artists such as Elton John, who recorded a version of the song early in his career, and Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, who covered it on their 1984 album, Two Steps from the Move.

Usage in media

"Up Around the Bend" has appeared in the following films: Eau froide, L' (1994), Michael (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Invincible (2006), The Hoax (2007), Red Dawn (2012), and Free Birds (2013). It was also used in the TV mini-series, From the Earth to the Moon (1998), in an episode of My Name Is Earl (2008) and in the first episode of Hap and Leonard (2016).

The song was featured in the Kurt Cobain documentary Kurt Cobain About a Son and is also available on its soundtrack.

The song appears in the Activision video game, Guitar Hero World Tour.

The song is available as a playable song for the Rock Band series of music video games as downloadable content. In 2013, the song has been frequently used in commercials for Kellogg's Raisin Bran.

Punk band Social Distortion covered the song for the Free Birds soundtrack album.

Hanoi Rocks version

"Up Around the Bend"

Single by
Hanoi Rocks

from the album Two Steps from the Move

Released

June 11 1984

Format

7" single, 12" single, 2x7" single

Genre

Rock, hard rock, glam punk, glam rock

Length

3:08

CBS, Johanna

David Tickle and Bob Ezrin

Hanoi Rocks singles chronology

"Until I Get You"
(1983)

"Up Around the Bend"
(1984)

"Underwater World"
(1984)

Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks covered "Up Around the Bend" on their fourth studio album Two Steps from the Move. The song was also released as a single. The song was an early favorite of the band's rhythm guitarist Nasty Suicide, who was listening to the song on the band's German-tour. The label noticed that the album was missing a potential international hit, so they chose the band to cover "Up Around The Bend". The CBS single-release also featured a press-on tattoo of the band's rose-logo, which the band's singer, Michael Monroe has tattooed on his right shoulder. Besides the title-track and "Don't You Ever Leave Me", the songs featured on the singles are all taken from Hanoi Rocks' 1984 live album All Those Wasted Years.

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy McCoy, except where noted.

7" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Up Around the Bend"	John Fogerty	3:06
2.	"Until I Get You" (Live)	Andy McCoy	4:37
3.	"Don't You Ever Leave Me" (Japan only)	Andy McCoy	4:05

12" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Up Around the Bend"	John Fogerty	3:06
2.	"Back to Mystery City"	Andy McCoy	4:57
3.	"Until I Get You" (Live)	Andy McCoy	4:38
4.	"Mental Beat" (Live)	Andy McCoy	5:02

2x7" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Up Around the Bend"	John Fogerty	3:06
2.	"Until I Get You" (Live)	Andy McCoy	4:37
3.	"Under My Wheels" (Live)	Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin	3:01
4.	"I Feel Alright" (Live)	The Stooges	4:45
5.	"Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Live)	Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann	2:55

Personnel

Social Distortion version

"Up Around the Bend"
Single by Social Distortion
from the album Free Birds
Released	2013
Recorded	2013
Label	Relativity Music Group
Writer(s)	John Fogerty
Producer(s)	Mike Ness, Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham, Brent Harding, David Hidalgo, Jr., David Kalish

This version of the song was performed by Social Distortion and was a song for the 2013 animated film Free Birds.

Personnel

References

↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/creedence-clearwater-revival/biography

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Doug Clifford Stu Cook John Fogerty Tom Fogerty

Studio albums	Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) Bayou Country (1969) Green River (1969) Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) Cosmo's Factory (1970) Pendulum (1970) Mardi Gras (1972)

Live albums	Live in Europe (1973) The Concert (1980)

Compilations	Creedence Gold (1972) More Creedence Gold (1973) Pre-Creedence (1975) Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976) The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (1977) 20 Golden Greats (1979) Creedence Country (1981) Hits Album (1982) At the Movies (1985) Chronicle, Vol. 2 (1986) Rollin' on the River (1988) Heartland Music Presents Creedence Clearwater Revival (1992) Keep On Chooglin' (1999) Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set (2001) Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival (2003) Platinum (2004) Creedence Clearwater Revival Covers the Classics (2009)

Singles	"Porterville"/"Call It Pretending" "Suzie Q. (Part 1)"/"Suzie Q. (Part 2)" "I Put a Spell on You"/"Walk on the Water" "Proud Mary"/"Born on the Bayou" "Bad Moon Rising"/"Lodi" "Green River"/"Commotion" "Down on the Corner"/"Fortunate Son" "Travelin' Band"/"Who'll Stop the Rain" "Run Through the Jungle"/"Up Around the Bend" "Lookin' Out My Back Door"/"Long As I Can See the Light" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"/"Hey Tonight" "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"/"Door to Door" "Someday Never Comes"/"Tearin' up the Country" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"/"Good Golly Miss Molly"

Related articles	Discography The Golliwogs Creedence Clearwater Revisited Recollection Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc. Saul Zaentz Fantasy Records

Book:Creedence Clearwater Revival

Hanoi Rocks

Michael Monroe Andy McCoy Conny Bloom Andy Christell George Atlagic Nasty Suicide Sami Yaffa Stefan Piesnack Gyp Casino Terry Chimes Timo Kaltio Razzle Jesu Hämäläinen Nedo René Berg Peki Sirola Costello Hautamäki Timpa Stevie Klasson Lacu

Studio albums	Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks Oriental Beat Self Destruction Blues Back to Mystery City Two Steps from the Move Twelve Shots on the Rocks Another Hostile Takeover Street Poetry

Live albums	All Those Wasted Years Rock & Roll Divorce

Compilations	The Best of Hanoi Rocks Dead By Christmas The Collection Tracks From A Broken Dream Lean On Me Decadent, Dangerous, Delicious Hanoi Rocks Up Around The Bend...The Definitive Collection This One's for Rock'n'roll – The Best of Hanoi Rocks 1980–2008

Singles and EPs	"I Want You" "Tragedy" "Desperados" "Dead By X-Mas" "Love's An Injection" "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Until I Get You" "Up Around the Bend" "Underwater World" "Don't You Ever Leave Me" "People Like Me" "A Day Late, A Dollar Short" "Keep Our Fire Burning" "Back In Yer Face" "Fashion" "This One's For Rock'n'Roll" "Teenage Revolution"

Other songs	"Oriental Beat" "Million Miles Away"

Videos and DVDs	All Those Wasted Years The Nottingham Tapes Buried Alive

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.