"Bits and Pieces" | ||||
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Single by The Dave Clark Five | ||||
from the album Glad All Over | ||||
B-side | "All of the Time" | |||
Released | February 1964 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, beat | |||
Length | 1:59 | |||
Label | Columbia DB 7210 Epic 5-9671 Capitol 72148 (Canada) |
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Songwriter(s) | Dave Clark, Mike Smith | |||
Producer(s) | Adrian Clark | |||
The Dave Clark Five singles chronology | ||||
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"Bits and Pieces" is a song by 1960s quintet The Dave Clark Five. The single hit number two in the UK and number four in the US. The song was a success in other countries too. It was number two in Australia and number one in Canada and Ireland. It reached number four in the Netherlands. In Germany it only reached the 20th place though.
Lead vocals are sung by Mike Smith, who also wrote the song. The song is in antiphonal style, Mike Smith singing a solo line and the whole group responding. The drums have a very prominent part in the accompaniment.
Robert Christgau, writing in 1969, called the song "a wonderfully serviceable rock throwaway, raucous and meaningless, perfect for shouting into the night."