"Dyna-mite" is a 1973 single, written by the songwriting team of

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and

Nicky Chinn Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international record c ...

. It was originally written for

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, who rejected it, and later inherited by the English

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band

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. Chapman and Chinn produced the song as well.

Chart performance

The song was a "catchy rocker" that became a top five hit in the UK Singles Chart reaching number four in October 1973. It topped the charts in the

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Other information

The single was released on 7" vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The B-side was "Do It All Over Again". In Australia, the single was released by RAK as "Dynamite", without the hyphen in the title. The song is featured in the soundtrack of the 2013 film '' Rush''. A cover of the song, performed by

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, occurs in the 2019 videogame '' Control''.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dyna-Mite 1973 singles Mud (band) songs Songs written by Nicky Chinn Songs written by Mike Chapman Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman