Substitute (The Righteous Brothers song)

1977 single by Clout

"Substitute"

Single by Clout
from the album  Substitute
B-side| "When Will You Be Mine"
Released| November 1977 (SA)[1]

* June 1978[2]

Length| 3:28
Label| Sunshine 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)

|
|

Official audio
"Substitute" at TopPop on YouTube

"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

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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

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

### Charts

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#### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1978)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 86
France (IFOP)[8] | 16
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] | 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] | 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 2
UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 2
US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 67
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[18] | 35
US Cash Box[19] | 52
West Germany (GfK)[20] | 1

#### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1978)  | Rank

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[21] | 77
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] | 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] | 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] | 15
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[25] | 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 11
UK Singles (OCC)[27] | 2
West Germany (Official German Charts)[28] | 38

### Sales and certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Belgium  | —  | 60,000[29]
France  | —  | 400,000[29]
Netherlands  | —  | 100,000[29]
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Gold  | 600,000[29]

## Other versions

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* Australian group Peaches also charted locally at the same time, peaking at number 15 on the Australian chart.[31]
* Gloria Gaynor in 1978 (U.S. #107)[32] and by Polish-Swedish singer and actor Izabella Scorupco in 1990.

## References

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1. ^ "Classic South African Pop And Rock Songs". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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3. ^ "Righteous Brothers UK Albums". Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
4. ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
5. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1978" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1978" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
24. ^ "End of Year Charts 1978". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
25. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1978". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
26. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1978" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. 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. ^ a b c d 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" [page needed]
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. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

## External links

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* "Substitute (12” Mix)" on YouTube

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Gloria Gaynor

Studio albums|

* Never Can Say Goodbye
* Experience Gloria Gaynor
* I've Got You
* Glorious
* Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound
* Love Tracks
* I Have a Right
* Stories
* I Kinda Like Me
* Gloria Gaynor
* I Am Gloria Gaynor
* The Power of Gloria Gaynor
* The Answer
* I Wish You Love
* Testimony

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* "Never Can Say Goodbye"
* "All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin'"
* "How High the Moon"
* "Substitute"
* "I Will Survive"
* "Stop in the Name of Love"
* "I Am What I Am"
* "Mighty High"

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