Theme from S.W.A.T. - Wikipedia Theme from S.W.A.T. `` Theme from S.W.A.T. '' Single by Rhythm Heritage from the album Disco - Fied B - side `` I Would n't Treat a Dog ( The Way You Treated Me ) '' Released November 1975 Format 7 '' single Recorded Genre Disco Length 4 : 07 Label ABC Songwriter ( s ) Barry DeVorzon Producer ( s ) Michael Omartian, Steve Barri Rhythm Heritage singles chronology `` Theme from S.W.A.T. '' ( 1975 ) `` Barretta 's Theme ( Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow ) '' ( 1975 ) `` Theme from S.W.A.T. '' ( 1975 ) `` Barretta 's Theme ( Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow ) '' ( 1975 ) `` Theme from S.W.A.T. '' is an instrumental song written by Barry De Vorzon and performed by American funk group Rhythm Heritage, released on their debut album Disco - Fied. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States on the chart date of February 28, 1976. As the title implies, it was the opening theme music for the 1970s American television series S.W.A.T., though it is a noticeably different recording from the actual TV theme version, which was performed not by Rhythm Heritage, but by Barry De Vorzon 's own orchestra with arrangement by Dominik Hauser. The theme song was also referenced by characters in the 2003 motion picture of the same name, who mouth the notes during a party to celebrate their successful completion of the training course. De Vorzon 's original was eventually released on the LP Nadia 's Theme on Arista records. It remains one of a handful of TV themes to top the Billboard Hot 100, a list that includes `` Welcome Back '' by John Sebastian, `` Miami Vice Theme '' by Jan Hammer and `` How Do You Talk to an Angel '' by The Heights. Contents 1 Chart history 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Covers and use in sampling 3 See also 4 References Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 - 76 ) Peak position Australia KMR 31 Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 19 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Canada 29 US Billboard Hot 100 29 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 21 US Cash Box 31 Covers and use in sampling In Canada, the THP Orchestra 's disco version of the song reached number one on the RPM pop chart the same year as the US version. In 1987, rapper and actor LL Cool J sampled the song for his single `` I 'm Bad '' from his album Bigger and Deffer. LL Cool J also later starred in the 2003 film version of S.W.A.T. In 2003, Rap group Hot Action Cop used the song as template for a song titled, Samuel Jackson, which was used as the theme to the film adaptation of S.W.A.T., starring Samuel L. Jackson. See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1976 ( U.S. ) List of RPM number - one singles of 1976 References Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Missing or empty url = ( help ) ; access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976 - 02 - 07. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 04. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Rhythm Heritage Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 28, 1976 Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com Jump up ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976 Jump up ^ Cash Box Year - End Charts : Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1976 Preceded by `` 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover '' by Paul Simon Billboard Hot 100 number - one single February 28, 1976 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` Love Machine ( Part 1 ) '' by The Miracles S.W.A.T. Television 1975 series Episodes 2017 series Film S.W.A.T. ( 2003 ) S.W.A.T. : Firefight ( 2011 ) Other media S.W.A.T. ( 2003 soundtrack ) `` Theme from S.W.A.T. '' Related The Rookies This 1970s single -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theme_from_S.W.A.T.&oldid=817999775 '' Categories : S.W.A.T. 1976 singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Barry De Vorzon Television theme songs 1970s single stubs Hidden categories : Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart called without song All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 31 December 2017, at 22 : 30. About Wikipedia

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