Dyna-mite

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title: "Dyna-mite" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1973-singles", "mud-(band)-songs", "songs-written-by-nicky-chinn", "songs-written-by-mike-chapman", "dutch-top-40-number-one-singles", "ultratop-50-singles-(flanders)-number-one-singles", "song-recordings-produced-by-mike-chapman"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyna-mite" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Dyna-mite
type	single
artist	Mud
B-side	Do It All Over Again
released	5 October 1973
recorded	1973
genre	Glam rock
length	2:57
label	RAK
writer	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
producer	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
prev_title	Hypnosis
prev_year	1973
next_title	Tiger Feet
next_year	1974
misc
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| name = Dyna-mite | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Mud | album = | B-side = Do It All Over Again | released = 5 October 1973 | recorded = 1973 | studio = | venue = | genre = Glam rock | length = 2:57 | label = RAK | writer = Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | producer = Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | prev_title = Hypnosis | prev_year = 1973 | next_title = Tiger Feet | next_year = 1974 | misc =

"Dyna-mite" is a 1973 single, written by the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. It was originally written for the Sweet, who rejected it, and later inherited by the English glam rock band Mud. Chapman and Chinn produced the song as well.

Chart performance

The song was a "catchy rocker" that became a top five hit in the UK Singles Chart reaching number four in October 1973. It topped the charts in the Netherlands in 1974.

Other information

The single was released on 7" vinyl record format by the RAK music label. The B-side was "Do It All Over Again". In Australia, the single was released by RAK as "Dynamite", without the hyphen in the title.

The song is featured in the soundtrack of the 2013 film Rush.

A cover of the song, performed by Matthew Porretta, occurs in the 2019 videogame Control.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1974) | Peak position | Austria (Hitradio Ö3) | Iceland (Vísir) | Ireland (IRMA) | Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | South African Singles Chart | United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1974)	Position	Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	Netherlands (Single Top 100)
17
4
3
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Certifications

References

References

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6. [http://www.discogs.com/Mud-Dyna-Mite/release/1743370 Discogs.com] Retrieved May 2009
7. Jagernauth, Kevin. (28 August 2013). "Watch: New Clip From 'Rush' Plus Details On The Soundtrack Which Includes David Bowie, Thin Lizzy & Hans Zimmer". [[IndieWire]].
8. Wojnar, Jason. (2019-09-06). "10 Unanswered Questions We Still Have About Control".
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10. (15 January 1974). "Tíu á Toppnum".
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13. (February 8, 1974). "SA Charts 1969 - 1989 - Acts M". [[Springbok Radio]].
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