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Substitute (Clout song)

"Substitute"
Single by The Righteous Brothers
from the album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous
B-side "Young Blood"
Released 1975
Length 3:18
Label Capital
Songwriter(s) Willie Harry Wilson
Producer(s) Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
The Righteous Brothers singles chronology
"Never Say I Love You"
(1975)
"Substitute"
(1975)
"Hold On (To What You Got)"
(1976)
"Never Say I Love You"
(1975)
"Substitute"
(1975)
"Hold On (To What You Got)"
(1976)
"Substitute"
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Single by Clout
B-side "When Will You Be Mine"
Released 1978
Length 3:28
Label Sunshine Records Production
Producer(s) Grahame Beggs
Clout singles chronology
"Since You've Been Gone"
(1977)
"Substitute"
(1978)
"You've Got All of Me"
(1978)
"Since You've Been Gone"
(1977)
"Substitute"
(1978)
"You've Got All of Me"
(1978)

"Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.

In 1978, the song became a big hit for the South African band Clout, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts in August and being certified Gold by the BPI. It fared even better in the rest of Europe where it reached No. 1 in Germany and Ireland, as well as No. 2 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. This version was produced by Grahame Beggs.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

A version by Australian group Peaches also charted locally at the same time, but was out-charted by the Clout track. It was also covered by Gloria Gaynor in 1978 (U.S. #107) and by Polish-Swedish singer and actor Izabella Scorupco in 1990.


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