Doctor Doctor (UFO song)
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"Doctor Doctor" is a single released by the British hard rock
band UFO
. It's the band's first hit single in the UK. The song was written by Michael Schenker
and Phil Mogg
and is included in UFO's third album Phenomenon
of 1974. It was released as a single in Europe, but not in the United Kingdom. The song eventually charted in 1979, when a live version taken from the live album Strangers in the Night
was released as a single. It remains a staple in every concert of UFO and of Michael Schenker and has been covered on stage and in the recording studios by heavy metal
bands, most notably by Iron Maiden, who also used the song as last one being played over PA just before the show starts, on their recent tours.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
. It's the band's first hit single in the UK. The song was written by Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
and Phil Mogg
Phil Mogg
Phillip John 'Phil' Mogg is a vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music being written by Way, Schenker, and later, Raymond, but Schenker left to launch his solo career in 1979...
and is included in UFO's third album Phenomenon
Phenomenon (UFO album)
Phenomenon is the third studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in May 1974.- Production :This was the third studio album and the debut on Chrysalis. UFO left their blues-based "space rock" sound behind, in part due to the presence of new guitarist Michael Schenker. The album was...
of 1974. It was released as a single in Europe, but not in the United Kingdom. The song eventually charted in 1979, when a live version taken from the live album Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night (UFO album)
Strangers in the Night with original subtitle A Double Live Album is a live album by the British rock band UFO, first released in 1979 on the Chrysalis label....
was released as a single. It remains a staple in every concert of UFO and of Michael Schenker and has been covered on stage and in the recording studios by heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands, most notably by Iron Maiden, who also used the song as last one being played over PA just before the show starts, on their recent tours.