I Can Hear the Grass Grow
| "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" | ||||
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Belgian release single sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Move | ||||
| B-side | "Wave the Flag and Stop the Train" | |||
| Released | 31 March 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 5 January 1967 | |||
| Studio | Advision, London | |||
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| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Songwriter | Roy Wood | |||
| Producer | Denny Cordell | |||
| The Move singles chronology | ||||
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"I Can Hear the Grass Grow " is the second single by the Move, written by Roy Wood and produced by Denny Cordell. The song was recorded on the 5th of January, 1967 in Advision Studios in London, was first released on 31 March, through Deram Records, with the B-side, "Wave the Flag and Stop the Train". The song would become another hit for the band following their debut, "Night of Fear", making it to number five on the UK Singles Chart on 10 May, staying there for a total of ten weeks.
"I Can Hear the Grass Grow" was the second of a string of four consecutive top-5 singles from the band in the United Kingdom, from 1966 to 1968. The song would later become one of the group's signature tunes, and was covered by acts such as the Blues Magoos (in 1968), Status Quo (in 1996), and The Fall (in 2005). It would later appear on the 2007 reissue of the group's debut, self-titled studio album, Move.