Knock on Wood ( song ) - wikipedia Knock on Wood ( song ) This article is about the Eddie Floyd song. For other songs with the same title, see Knock on Wood. `` Knock On Wood '' Single by Eddie Floyd from the album Knock On Wood B - side `` Got to Make a Comeback '' Released September 1966 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1966 Genre Soul Length 3 : 05 Label Stax Records S - 194 Songwriter ( s ) Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper Producer ( s ) Jim Stewart Eddie Floyd singles chronology `` Things Get Better '' ( 1966 ) `` Knock On Wood '' ( 1966 ) `` Raise Your Hand '' ( 1967 ) `` Things Get Better '' ( 1966 ) `` Knock On Wood '' ( 1966 ) `` Raise Your Hand '' ( 1967 ) `` Knock On Wood '' is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd. His recording peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart. The song was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee ( now The National Civil Rights Museum ). Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics ' It 's like thunder and lightning, The way you love me is frightening '. The song has been frequently covered, first by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1967. The American Breed covered it on their 1967 debut album, The American Breed. There have also been charting singles by David Bowie ( 1974 ), Amii Stewart ( 1979 ), Razzy Bailey ( 1984 ), Eric Clapton ( 1985 ), Michael Bolton ( 1992 ) and Safri Duo featuring Clark Anderson ( 2004 ). The German techno band Scoote r made a half - cover of the song, entitled `` The Avenger 's Back '', on their 2004 album Mind the Gap. The song is also performed by actress Justine Bateman in the 1988 movie Satisfaction. James Cotton covered it at the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969. Contents 1 Charts 2 Cover Versions 2.1 David Bowie 2.1. 1 Personnel 2.2 Amii Stewart 2.3 Chart performance 2.3. 1 Weekly charts 2.3. 2 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links Charts Chart ( 1966 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 19 US Billboard Hot 100 28 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) Cover versions David Bowie `` Knock on Wood '' Single by David Bowie from the album David Live Released Genre Blues rock Length 3 : 08 Songwriter ( s ) Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper David Bowie singles chronology `` 1984 '' ( 1974 ) `` Knock on Wood '' ( 1974 ) `` Rock ' n ' Roll with Me '' ( 1974 ) `` 1984 '' ( 1974 ) `` Knock on Wood '' ( 1974 -- UK ) `` Rock ' n ' Roll with Me '' ( 1974 ) -- US David Bowie released a live performance of the song as a single in the UK in 1974 ; the recording was taken from Bowie 's live album David Live. ( The B - side, `` Panic in Detroit '', was not on that album but was from the same concert. It was added to the 2005 release of the album. ) `` Knock on Wood '' ( Floyd, Cropper ) -- 3 : 03 `` Panic in Detroit '' ( Bowie ) -- 5 : 52 Chart ( 1974 ) Peak position Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 19 Irish Singles Chart Norway ( VG - lista ) 10 UK ( Official Charts Company ) 10 Personnel David Bowie -- vocal Earl Slick -- guitar Herbie Flowers -- bass Michael Kamen -- keyboards Tony Newman -- drums David Sanborn, Richard Grando -- saxophone Pablo Rosario, Gui Andrisano, Warren Peace -- backing vocals Tony Visconti -- producer Amii Stewart `` Knock on Wood '' Single by Amii Stewart from the album Knock on Wood B - side `` When You Are Beautiful '' Released January 15, 1979 Recorded 1978 Genre Disco, Hi - NRG Length 6 : 11 Label Ariola America / Hansa Songwriter ( s ) Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper Producer ( s ) Barry Leng Amii Stewart singles chronology `` You Really Touched My Heart '' ( 1977 ) `` Knock on Wood '' ( 1979 ) `` Light My Fire '' ( 1979 ) `` You Really Touched My Heart '' ( 1977 ) `` Knock on Wood '' ( 1979 ) `` Light My Fire '' ( 1979 ) Amii Stewart released a disco version of the song in 1979. It was Stewart 's debut single and reached number one in the U.S. charts in April 1979 ; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best - known version of the song. This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 ( peaking at number 6 ) and again in a remixed version in 1985 ( peaking at number 7 ). Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 6 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 20 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Canadian RPM Disco Singles Canadian RPM Top Singles France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 13 Irish Singles Chart 15 Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 7 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 10 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) South African Chart 9 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK ( Official Charts Company ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 6 US Billboard Hot Disco Singles 5 US Cash Box Top 100 Chart ( 1985 ) Knock on Wood / Light my Fire ( Remix ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop ) 32 UK ( Official Charts Company ) 7 Irish Singles Chart 6 Chart ( 1999 ) Knock on Wood ' 99 Peak position Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 92 France ( SNEP ) 73 Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank Australia 9 Canada 5 New Zealand 12 UK 38 US Billboard Hot 100 22 References Jump up ^ Stax singles Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 -- 2004. Record Research. p. 208. Jump up ^ `` Original Soundtrack : Satisfaction ''. All Music. Retrieved 22 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Eddie Floyd : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Eddie Floyd Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Eddie Floyd Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Pennanen, Timo ( 2006 ). Sisältää hitin -- levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 ( in Finnish ). Helsinki : Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ^ Jump up to : `` Knock on wood and Knock on Wood / Light my Fire ( Remix ) in Irish Chart ''. IRMA. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Only results when searching `` Knock on wood '' Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- David Bowie -- Knock On Wood ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` 1974 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive -- 12th October 1974 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2013. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Hot Dance / Disco : 1974 -- 2003. Record Research. p. 246. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. p. 169. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Knock on wood in Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart ''. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Knock on wood in Canadian Disco Singles Chart ''. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Knock on wood in Canadian Singles Chart ''. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 June 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Knock on wood and Knock on wood ' 99 in French Chart '' ( in French ). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013 - 10 - 26. Retrieved 5 July 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search `` Ammi Stewart '' Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` The best - selling singles of 1979 in Italy ''. HitParadeItalia ( it ). Retrieved 1 June 2013. 11. Knock on wood -- Amii Stewart ( # 2 ) Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Amii Stewart '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ John Samson. `` Knock on wood in South African Chart ''. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Amii Stewart -- Knock On Wood ''. Swiss Singles Chart. ^ Jump up to : `` Amii Stewart ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Knock on Wood awards on Allmusic ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Knock on Wood / Light my Fire ( Remix ) in Belgian Chart ''. Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Eurochart Hot 100 Singles '' ( PDF ). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Forum -- 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016 - 06 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 1979 The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1979 - 12 - 31. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Chart Archive -- 1970s Singles ''. everyHit.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1979 / Top 100 Songs of 1979 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Otis Redding Studio albums Pain in My Heart The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Blue The Soul Album Complete & Unbelievable : The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul King & Queen ( duet album w / Carla Thomas ) Posthumous albums The Immortal Otis Redding Love Man Tell the Truth Live albums Live in Europe In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Monterey International Pop Festival Good to Me : Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2 Live at the Whisky a Go Go : The Complete Recordings Compilation albums The History of Otis Redding The Dock of the Bay The Best of Otis Redding Remember Me The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Otis ! 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Question: what movie was the song knock on wood in
Answer: the 1988 movie Satisfaction