Hocus Pocus

"Hocus Pocus" is a song recorded by Gary Hoey.
== Overview ==
"Hocus Pocus" is a cover of the mostly-instrumental album rock radio hit by Dutch progressive rock band Focus. It was decided to record the song toward the end of the Animal Instinct sessions, likely as filler. Surprisingly, it reached number three on the Billboard Rock charts. It has proven to be the biggest hit of his career.
At the breakdown after the first guitar solo, Heoy plays a few bars of the riff from Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold", which is very similar to the riff of "Hocus Pocus".
The music video for "Hocus Pocus" featured Hoey playing guitar in a room by himself, with many cameras shooting him, including cameras attached to him, steady-cam style.
== Versions ==
* Album version
* 'Insanity mix' remix
* Live version recorded in San Diego (1998)
== Appearances ==
* Animal Instinct (1993) (album version)
* "Hocus Pocus" (1-track promo CD) (1993) (album version)
* Hocus Pocus Live (1998) (live, remix)
* Wake Up Call (2003) (bonus track on initial pressings) (album version)
* The Best Of Gary Hoey (2004) (album version)
== Personnel ==
* Gary Hoey - guitars, producer
* Tony Franklin - bass (album version, remix)
* Frankie Banali - drums (album version, remix)
* Ray Reindieu - bass (live)
* Glen Sobel - drums (live)
* Dave Kaplan - executive producer
== See also ==
* List of Gary Hoey songs
* Gary Hoey's Discography
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