Get the Knack is the debut studio album by American power pop band The Knack, released in June 1979. At the time, the album was one of the most successful debuts in history, selling over 1,000,000 copies in less than 2 months and spending 5 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The lead single from the album, "My Sharona", was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks and #1 on Billboard's Top Pop Singles of 1979 year-end chart. The follow-up single, "Good Girls Don't", reached #11 on the Hot 100 and followed "My Sharona" to number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. In Billboard magazine's year-end charts, Get the Knack ranked at #16 for 1979, and #72 for 1980.
Background The Knack formed in L.A. in May 1978, and after shopping their demo tape to various record labels without success, the band began playing the local club circuit beginning in June, playing over 50 gigs in the next six months. The band quickly gained a following as word of mouth spread about their energetic shows, and musicians such as Ray Manzarek, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen came to their shows and joined the group on stage. By December, 13 record labels, including some that previously rejected...
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