Peak
2
Weeks
10
Score
2,401
Chart Year
1970
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position2
Peak DateMar 7, 1970
Weeks at Peak2
Weeks Charted10
Weeks in Top 409
Weeks in Top 105
Weeks at #22
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc1,287
Weekly Calc1,114
Total Score2,401
Rankings
Year Ranking#69
Decade Ranking#822
Billboard Year#78
Top 5000#5,665
Details
- Album
- Cosmo's Factory
- Label
- Fantasy Records
- Genre
- Roots Rock
- Duration
- 8:00
- Composer(s)
- John C. Fogerty
- Entered Chart
- Jan 31, 1970
- Peak Date
- Mar 7, 1970
- Released
- January 1970
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Fantasy 637
- B-Side
- Who'll Stop The Rain
Music Video
Notes
"Travelin' Band" is a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was included on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. Backed with "Who'll Stop the Rain", it was one of three double sided singles from that album to reach the top five on the U.S. Pop Singles Chart and the first of two to reach the number 2 spot on the American charts, alongside "Lookin' Out My Back Door", in which they were unable to interrupt the six-week run of the successful number one, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel. "Travelin' Band" was also a hit in the UK, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
Seven thirty seven comin' out of the sky Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride I want to move Playin' in a travelin' band Yeah Well I'm flyin' 'cross the land tryin' to get a hand Playin' in a travelin' band Take me to the hotel baggage gone, oh well Come on, come on won't you get me to my room I want to move Playin' in a travelin' band Yeah Well I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand Playin' in a travelin' band Listen to the radio talkin' 'bout the last show Someone got excited, had to call the state militia Want to move Playin' in a travelin' band Yeah Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand Playin' in a travelin' band Here we come again on a Saturday night With your fussin' and your fightin' won't you get me to the rhyme I want to move Playin' in a travelin' band Yeah Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand Playin' in a travelin' band Playin' in a travelin' band Playin' in a travelin' band Won't you give myself a hand? Playin' in a travelin' band Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a hand Playin' in a travelin' band
Chart History (10 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 31, 1970 | 50 | 76 |
| 2 | Feb 7, 1970 | 18 | 108 |
| 3 | Feb 14, 1970 | 9 | 117 |
| 4 | Feb 21, 1970 | 5 | 121 |
| 5 | Feb 28, 1970 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Mar 7, 1970 | 2 | 124 |
| 7 | Mar 14, 1970 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Mar 21, 1970 | 11 | 115 |
| 9 | Mar 28, 1970 | 20 | 106 |
| 10 | Apr 4, 1970 | 26 | 100 |