Devil Gate Drive

1974 single by Suzi Quatro

"Devil Gate Drive"
The front cover of Suzi Quatro's single Devil Gate Drive. Quatro is standing in the centre with her right hand on her hips and the other hand behind her. Standing behind her, on either side, are two members of her band. She is wearing a leather jacket, jeans, and many necklaces. The cover is in black and white with the words "Suzi Quatro" and "Devil Gate Drive" in hot pink.
Single by Suzi Quatro
from the album Quatro
B-side"In the Morning"
Released10 February 1974
GenreGlam rock[1][2]
LabelRAK Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Nicky Chinn
  • Mike Chapman
Producer(s)
  • Nicky Chinn
  • Mike Chapman
Suzi Quatro singles chronology
"Daytona Demon"
(1973) 		"Devil Gate Drive"
(1974) 		"Too Big"
(1974)

"Devil Gate Drive" is a song by American singer Suzi Quatro. It was Quatro's second (and final) solo number one single in the UK, spending two weeks at the top of the chart in February 1974. According to ukcharts.20m.com, she only reached number one again, in the UK, 13 years and 26 days later (as part of the Ferry Aid band in a charity version of the Lennon–McCartney song "Let It Be").[3]

Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, "Devil Gate Drive" was the second number one in a row for the "ChinniChap" writing and production team, following the success of "Tiger Feet" by Mud.[4] The single was re-recorded for Quatro's 1995 album What Goes Around as the opening track. The track was the B-side to the re-release in 1987, when "Can the Can" became a minor hit.

A vocal extract was used on Orbital's "Bigpipe Style". The song was featured on the show Happy Days, during season 5, on the episode "Fonzie and Leather Tuscadero, Part II". Quatro played Leather Tuscadero on the show.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set Top 40)[5] 1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 26
France (IFOP)[9] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 1
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1974) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[18][19] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 81
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 74

See also

References

  1. ^ Savage, Jon (1 February 2013). "The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ Williams, Andrew (5 August 2007). "60 SECONDS: Suzi Quatro". Metro. Retrieved 19 July 2013. Suzi Quatro was one of the biggest female pop stars of the 1970s – notching up No.1 hits with glam rock classics Can The Can and Devil Gate Drive.
  3. ^ "Number One Hits: Facts & Feats". Woodland Hills, California, USA: UKcharts.20m.com. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ 7T's Records "GRAM CD 119" liner notes
  5. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts – 22 June 1974". Go-Set. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Australia No. 1 hits – 1970's". World Charts. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Suzi Quatro" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Devil Gate Drive". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  15. ^ "charts.org.nz - Forum - 1974 Chart (General)". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  18. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. 30 December 1974. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  19. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1970s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. 28 December 1974. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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