Takin' It to the Streets (song)

"Takin' It to the Streets"
Single by The Doobie Brothers
from the album Takin' It to the Streets
B-side "For Someone Special"
Released April 1976
Format 7" (45 rpm)
Genre Rock, blue-eyed soul
Length

3:56 (album version)

3:36 (single version)
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Michael McDonald
Producer(s) Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers singles chronology
"I Cheat the Hangman"
(1975)
"Takin' It to the Streets"
(1976)
"Wheels of Fortune"
(1976)

"Takin' It to the Streets" is a song by the American rock band The Doobie Brothers from the album of the same name. It was their first single with Michael McDonald on vocals and was written by McDonald.

The song peaked at #13 in the U.S. and #7 in Canada.[1] It has been used as the theme music for the Sam Newman-hosted segment "Street Talk" on The Footy Show (covering the Australian Football League) since the program debuted in 1994.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia KMR 94
Canada RPM Top Singles [1] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [2] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Rank
Canada [3] 86
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[4] 111

Christine Anu and Deni Hines version

"Takin' It to the Streets"
Single by Christine Anu and Deni Hines
Released 15 November 2008
Format CD single
Length 3:33
Label Heritage
Christine Anu singles chronology
"Talk About Love"
(2003)
"Takin' It to the Streets"
(2008)
"Come Home"
(2010)
Deni Hines chronology
"I Only Have Eyes for You"
(2007)
"Takin' It to the Streets"
(2008)
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"
(2012)

In November 2008, Australian singers Christine Anu and Deni Hines recorded and released a version of the song. 50% of net profits of the song went to the Salvation Army's Oasis Youth Support Network and the Everyone Is Homeless Fund. Anu and Hines promoted the single with a tour throughout May and June 2009.[5][6]

Track listing

  1. "Takin It To The Streets" - 3:33
  2. "Nak E Ba Na Na" – Christine Anu - 3:01
  3. "Freedom" – Deni Hines - 3:43

References

  1. 1 2 "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  4. "CHRISTINE ANU AND DENI HINES TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS". WaterFront Records. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. "Christine Anu & Deni Hines Join Forces On One Tour". Girl.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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