"Substitute"
Single by Clout
from the album Substitute
B-side"When Will You Be Mine"
ReleasedNovember 1977 (SA)[1]
  • August 1978 (US)[2]
Length3:28
LabelSunshine Records Production
Songwriter(s)Willie Harry Wilson
Producer(s)Grahame Beggs
Clout singles chronology
"Since You've Been Gone"
(1977)		 "Substitute"
(1977)		 "You've Got All of Me"
(1978)

"Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as a single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.[3] A 1978 version by the South African all-female band Clout was a global hit.

Clout version

In 1978, the song became a big hit for the South African band Clout, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts in August and being certified Gold by the BPI.[4] It fared even better in the rest of Europe, Africa and Oceania where it reached No. 1 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as No. 2 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It fared exceptionally well on the annual charts too, reaching the Top 20 on the final year-end singles charts in the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland and the UK. This version was produced by Grahame Beggs.

Track listing

  1. "Substitute" (W.H. Wilson) – 3:28
  2. "When Will You Be Mine" (Carolyne Martin) – 2:59

Charts

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium — 60,000[29]
France — 400,000[29]
Netherlands — 100,000[29]
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 600,000[29]

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ "Classic South African Pop And Rock Songs". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Clout – Substitute" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Righteous Brothers UK Albums". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Clout – Substitute" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0037b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Clout" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Clout". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Clout – Substitute" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Clout – Substitute". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (C)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Clout – Substitute". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Clout – Substitute". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Clout – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  18. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 53.
  19. ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 4, 1978". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Clout – Substitute" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1978" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1978" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1978". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1978". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  26. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1978" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  27. ↑ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1979). "Top 200 Singles in 1978". BPI Year Book 1979 (4th ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 186–89. ISBN 0-906154-02-2.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1978". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  29. 1 2 3 4 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4. a continental hit, over 600,000 singles were sold in Britain, 400,000 in France, 100,000 in Holland and 60,000 in Belgium, it was No. 1 for 7 weeks in South Africa
  30. ↑ "British single certifications – Clout – Substitute". British Phonographic Industry.
  31. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 231. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  32. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (3 October 2009). "A Musical Milestone". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 39. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510.
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