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The song was originally meant to be a B-side to "I Want to Give You My Everything" (written by Brooklyn songwriter Larry Weiss and sung by Carl Douglas). [9] [10] Biddu originally hired Douglas to sing "I Want to Give You My Everything" but needed something to record for the B-side, and asked Douglas if he had any lyrics they could use. Douglas showed several, out of which Biddu chose the one that would later be called "Kung Fu Fighting" and worked out a melody for it without taking it too seriously. [3] CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending DECEMBER 14, 1974". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. a b Browne, Malika (20 August 2004). "It's a big step from disco to Sanskrit chants, but Biddu has made it". The Sunday Times. London . Retrieved 30 May 2011. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5thed.). New York: Billboard Books. p.385. a b c d e Ellis, James (27 October 2009). "Biddu". Metro . Retrieved 17 April 2011. [ unreliable source]

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Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Carl Douglas". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.66 . Retrieved 21 June 2022. Rees, Katrina (16 December 2015). "The Vamps are Kung Fu Fighting". CelebMix . Retrieved 27 July 2019. Australia No. 1 hits -- 1970's". World Charts. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014 . Retrieved 10 June 2013. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. p.14. ISBN 978-1877443-00-8. After more than two hours recording the A-side and then time for a break, there was only ten minutes of studio time remaining [3] due to a three-hour time constraint for the entire session, so only two takes of "Kung Fu Fighting" were recorded. [6] According to Biddu, "'Kung Fu Fighting' was the B-side so I went over the top on the 'huhs' and the 'hahs' and the chopping sounds. It was a B-side: who was going to listen?" After hearing both songs, Robin Blanchflower of Pye Records insisted that "Kung Fu Fighting" be the A-side instead. [6]

National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. 30 December 1974 . Retrieved 15 January 2022– via Imgur.a b c d e Bronson, Fred (1988). "Kung Fu Fighting". The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (4thed.). ISBN 0-8230-7641-5 . Retrieved 30 May 2011. Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 January 2014.