Neanderthal Man (song)
| "Neanderthal Man" | ||||
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| Single by Hotlegs | ||||
| from the album Thinks: School Stinks | ||||
| B-side | "You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think of It" | |||
| Released | 19 June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Cheshire, England | |||
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| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Fontana (UK) · Capitol (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Eric Stewart | |||
| Producer(s) | Hotlegs | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
German cover of "Neanderthal Man" | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
Italian cover of "Neanderthal Man" | ||||
"Neanderthal Man" is a song by Hotlegs, an English pop band that was later relaunched as 10cc. The song, initially created only as a studio exercise to test drum sounds on new recording equipment, sold over two million copies and reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 22 in the US. It reached No. 1 in Italy and Germany and was also a Top 20 hit in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland and Japan.