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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Zip Gun Boogie
| name = Zip Gun Boogie
| cover = Zip Gun Boogie.png
| Cover =
| alt =
| Artist = [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]
| type = single
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| Album = [[Bolan's Zip Gun]]
| artist = [[Marc Bolan]] (on original issue) / [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] (on reissues)
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| B-side = "Space Boss"
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| album = [[Bolan's Zip Gun]]
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| Released = 16 November 1974
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| B-side = Space Boss
| Format = [[7-inch single|7" single]]
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| released = 1 November 1974
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[New wave music|New Wave]], [[Glam Rock]], [[Disco]]
| Length = 3:26
| recorded =
| studio =
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| Label = [[T. Rex Wax Co.|EMI]] (UK)
| venue =
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| Writer = [[Marc Bolan]]
| Producer = [[Marc Bolan]]
| genre = [[Glam rock]]
| length = 3:26
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| Last single = "[[Light of Love (T. Rex song)|Light of Love]]"<br />(1974)
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| label = [[T. Rex Wax Co.|EMI]] (UK)
| This single = '''"Zip Gun Boogie"'''<br />(1974)
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| writer = [[Marc Bolan]]
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| Next single = "[[New York City (T. Rex song)|New York City]]"<br />(1975)
| producer = [[Marc Bolan]]
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| prev_title = [[Light of Love (T. Rex song)|Light of Love]]
| prev_year = 1974
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| next_title = [[New York City (T. Rex song)|New York City]]
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|PFRT9KbWp2M|"Zip Gun Boogie"}}}}
}}
}}


"'''Zip Gun Boogie'''" is a 1974 single, originally credited in the UK as a solo single by [[Marc Bolan]] of the British [[glam rock]] band [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex.]] In other territories, the single was credited to "T. Rex" or "Marc Bolan and T. Rex"; almost all reissues of the track credit it solely to T. Rex. The track and its B-side feature on the 1975 T. Rex album ''[[Bolan's Zip Gun]]''.<ref name=amazon>{{cite web|title=Zip Gun Boogie|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Zip-Gun-Boogie/dp/B005B22Q54|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Dave|title=Bolan's Zip Gun|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bolans-zip-gun-mw0000199062|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=disc>{{cite web|title=T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bolans-zip-gun-mw0000199062|website=Discogs.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
"'''Zip Gun Boogie'''" is a 1974 single by the British [[Glam Rock]] band [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex.]] The track and its B-side feature on the 1975 album [[Bolan's Zip Gun]].


The single was in the UK charts for a total of three weeks, peaking at No. 41, making it T. Rex's lowest charting single during Bolan's lifetime.<ref>Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014</ref>
The single was in the [[UK Singles Chart]] for a total of three weeks, peaking at No. 41, making it T. Rex's lowest charting single during Bolan's lifetime.<ref name=officialcharts>{{cite web|title=T. Rex|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1974 singles]]
[[Category:1974 singles]]
[[Category:T. Rex songs]]
[[Category:T. Rex (band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Marc Bolan]]
[[Category:Songs written by Marc Bolan]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Marc Bolan]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Marc Bolan]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:1974 songs]]
[[Category:1974 songs]]

[[Category:Glam rock songs]]

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Latest revision as of 18:37, 4 July 2024

"Zip Gun Boogie"
Single by Marc Bolan (on original issue) / T. Rex (on reissues)
from the album Bolan's Zip Gun
B-side"Space Boss"
Released1 November 1974
GenreGlam rock
Length3:26
LabelEMI (UK)
Songwriter(s)Marc Bolan
Producer(s)Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan (on original issue) / T. Rex (on reissues) singles chronology
"Light of Love"
(1974) 		"Zip Gun Boogie"
(1974) 		"New York City"
(1975)
Audio
"Zip Gun Boogie" on YouTube

"Zip Gun Boogie" is a 1974 single, originally credited in the UK as a solo single by Marc Bolan of the British glam rock band T. Rex. In other territories, the single was credited to "T. Rex" or "Marc Bolan and T. Rex"; almost all reissues of the track credit it solely to T. Rex. The track and its B-side feature on the 1975 T. Rex album Bolan's Zip Gun.[1][2][3]

The single was in the UK Singles Chart for a total of three weeks, peaking at No. 41, making it T. Rex's lowest charting single during Bolan's lifetime.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Zip Gun Boogie". Amazon. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ Thomson, Dave. "Bolan's Zip Gun". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ "T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ "T. Rex". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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