Frederick (song)

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“Frederick”
“Frederick” cover
Single by Patti Smith Group
from the album Wave
B-side "Frederick" (Live)
Released 1979 (1979)
Format Vinyl (7")
Recorded Bearsville Studios
Genre Rock
Length 3:01
Label Arista
Writer(s) Patti Smith
Producer Todd Rundgren
Patti Smith singles chronology
"Privilege
(Set Me Free)"
(1978)		 "Frederick"
(1979)		 "Dancing Barefoot"
(1979)
“Frederick”
“Frederick” cover
Single by Sandie Shaw
B-side "Go Johnny Go"
Released 1986 (1986)
Genre Pop
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Patti Smith
Producer Clive Langer,
Alan Winstanley
Sandie Shaw singles chronology
"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken"
(1986)		 "Frederick"
(1986)		 "Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness"
(1988)
This article is about the song. For other uses, see Frederick.

"Frederick" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, and released as lead single from Patti Smith Group 1979 album Wave. Song was covered by Sandie Shaw in 1986. The B-side was entitled "Go Johnny Go", and had been written by Shaw as a tribute to Johnny Marr.

[edit] Charts

Patti Smith Group

Chart (1979)[1][2] Position
Billboard Hot 100 90
UK Singles Chart 63

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Billboard chart. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  2. ^ UK chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.

[edit] External links

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