Amateur Hour (song)

"Amateur Hour" is a song by Sparks. It was released as the second single from their 1974 album Kimono My House. Bassist Martin Gordon was requested to replace his original bass part (recorded using a Rickenbacker 4001 bass) with a Fender Precision bass, belonging to his subsequent replacement in the band.[2]

This article is about the 1974 song by Sparks. For the 2022 song by Eels, see Extreme Witchcraft.
"Amateur Hour"
German 7" single
Single by Sparks
from the album Kimono My House
B-side"Lost and Found"
Released1974
GenreBubblegum[1]
Length3:37
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Ron Mael
Producer(s)Muff Winwood
Sparks singles chronology
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
(1974)		 "Amateur Hour"
(1974)		 "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
(1974)
Licensed audio
"Amateur Hour" on YouTube

A re-recording was produced in 1997 for the retrospective Plagiarism album. This new version was given a complete electronic synth-pop overhaul and was performed with Erasure.

On 25 June 2009, the song "Amateur Hour" was featured in a stunt when UK magician and mentalist Mark Cairns predicted that radio personality George Lamb would choose the Sparks song, in a free choice from a list of 100 tracks that had been recently played on Lamb's BBC Radio 6 Music show.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Amateur Hour" – 3:37
  2. "Lost and Found" – 3:21

Personnel

Chart positions
Chart Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 7
German Singles Chart 12
Irish Singles Chart 19

References
  1. Shade, Chris (2005). "Sparks - Kimono My House". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 324.
  2. "Kimono My House Sessions * Martin Gordon". Martingordon.de. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  3. "BBC Radio 6 Music - George Lamb". Bbc.co.uk. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2016-10-09.


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