| "Abracadabra" | ||||
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| Single by Steve Miller Band | ||||
| from the album Abracadabra | ||||
| B-side | "Give It Up" (US/Canada) "Baby Wanna Dance" (US/Canada, alternate B-side) "Never Say No" (international) | |||
| Released | May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 5:08 (album version) 3:34 (single/video version) | |||
| Label | Capitol (US/Canada) Mercury (international) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Miller | |||
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| Steve Miller Band singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Abracadabra" on YouTube | ||||
"Abracadabra" is a song by American rock group the Steve Miller Band, written by Steve Miller. The song was released as the first single from the 1982 album of the same name that year. In the U.S., it spent two non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the biggest hit of Steve Miller's career to date, as well their last US top 10 hit.
The song was interpolated in the Eminem song "Houdini",[1] which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
- ^ Ivie, Devon (2024-06-03). "Steve Miller Digs Eminem's Groovy Voodoo". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Graham, Adam. "'Houdini' gives Eminem his best chart debut in more than a decade". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-07-01.