Down on the Corner

"Down on the Corner" is a song by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It appeared on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys (1969). The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 December 1969. The flip side, "Fortunate Son", reached No. 14 on the United States charts on 22 November 1969, the week before Billboard changed its methodology on double-sided hits.

"Down on the Corner"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Willy and the Poor Boys
A-side"Fortunate Son"
ReleasedOctober 1969
Recorded1969
Genre
  • Rock and roll
  • roots rock
  • swamp rock
Length2:47
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Green River"
(1969)		 "Down on the Corner"
(1969)		 "Fortunate Son"
(1969)

In Canada, the single reached No. 4 in December 1969, and No. 5 in New Zealand. The song performed better in much of Continental Europe, where it made number 2 in Germany, number 9 in Austria, number 8 in the Netherlands, number 17 in Flemish-speaking Belgium and number 6 in French-speaking Belgium than in the United Kingdom, where it stalled at number 31.

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