"Stumblin' In" is a song written by

Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian-American record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Su ...

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 UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international numbe ...

, performed by Chris Norman and

Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, reaching No. 1 in th ...

. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album '' If You Knew Suzi...'' It was Norman's first single as a solo artist.

Chart performance

The single peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1979. The song was Quatro's only U.S. top 40 hit and Norman's lone U.S. charting effort apart from his time with the band Smokie (where they charted three times while Norman was still a member). In the UK, where the song was also Norman's only chart hit as a solo artist, the disc hit the listing on 11 November 1978 and peaked at number 41 with eight weeks on the chart. It reached No. 11 on the Canada ''RPM'' Chart, but went to No. 1 on the Canada Adult Contemporary Chart.

Use in media

In 2021, song was used in the

Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. He made his feature-film debut with ''Hard Eight (film), Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' ( ...

film, '' Licorice Pizza''. A year later, in 2022, "Stumblin' In" was featured in episode 3 of the

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drama '' Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story''.

Personnel

– lead vocals, bass * Chris Norman – lead vocals, guitar *

Len Tuckey Richard Leonard 'Len' Tuckey is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tuckey was the guitarist for The Chasers (who had records produced by Chris Andrews) and The Riot Squad be ...

– guitar *Dave Neal – drums *Mike Deacon – keyboards, electric piano

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Film soundtrack albums

*''Polle Fiction: Original Soundtrack'' (2002). *'' - Original Soundtrack'' (2008). *''Red Dog - Original Soundtrack'' (2011). *'' Licorice Pizza - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2021).

Cover versions

Namibian singer Nianell and South African singer Dozi recorded a version in 2009 on their cover duets album ''It Takes Two''. In 1979, Al Bano and Romina Power made a cover version in French under the title "Et je suis à toì". German singers

Bernd Clüver Bernd Clüver (10 April 1948 in Hildesheim – 28 July 2011 in Palma Palma or La Palma means palm in a number of languages and may also refer to: Geography Africa *Palma, Mozambique, city ** Palma District *La Palma, one of the Canary Islan ...

and Marion Maerz recorded a German version in the same year under the title "Schau mal herein (die Tasse Kaffee)". There is also a Hungarian version under the title "A szerelem él" recorded by Csuka Mónika and Korda György with the "Express Együttes" in 1982. Gry Meilstrup and Bernd Vonficht recorded a cover on their 1989 album ''Moments in Love'' as Bo Andersen and Bernie Gold. In 1986, a Chinese version of the song entitled 埋葬爱情 was recorded as a duet by Taiwanese singer 方文琳 and Malaysian-born Singapore singer 巫启贤. In 2010,the Bulgarian alternative and ska rock band Svetlio & the Legends recorded a cover of the song, entitled "Боли ме гъза" (Boli me guza/ My ass hurts) .

References

External links

* , film of a promotional photoshoot for the ''Red Dog'' movie, on the SUZI QUATRO OFFICIAL YouTube channel. Features the song "Stumblin' In" prominently. 1978 songs 1978 debut singles 1979 singles Suzi Quatro songs Chris Norman songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Nicky Chinn Songs written by Mike Chapman Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman RSO Records singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub