Disco Duck

"Disco Duck"
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Single by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
from the album The Original Disco Duck
A-side"Disco Duck (Part One)"
B-side"Disco Duck (Part Two)"
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1976
Recorded1976 in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
GenreDisco, novelty
Length3:17
Label
  • Fretone (initial release)
  • RSO (wide distribution)
Songwriter(s)Rick Dees
Producer(s)Bobby Manuel
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots singles chronology
"Disco Duck"
(1976) 		"Dis-Gorilla"
(1976)
Audio video
"Disco Duck (Part One)" on YouTube

"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine). It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15. "Disco Duck" was initially released in the south by Estelle Axton's Fretone label, but it was later released by RSO Records for national and international distribution. The song earned a 1977 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Song.[1]

  1. ^ "1977 Nominees & Winners". Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2019.