"Devil Gate Drive" is a popular song by Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro

Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her...

. Written and produced by Nicky Chinn

Nicky Chinn

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 and Mike Chapman, "Devil Gate Drive" was Quatro's second (and final) number one single in the UK, spending two weeks at the top of the chart in February 1974. It was the second number one in a row for the "ChinniChap" writing and production team, following the success of "Tiger Feet" by Mud

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.

A vocal extract was used on Orbital's

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 "Bigpipe Style

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". The song was featured on the show Happy Days

Happy Days

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, during season 5, on the episode, "Fonzie and Leather Tuscadero, Part II". Quatro played Leather Tuscadero on the show.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1974	UK	1
	German	2
	Switzerland	2
	Austria	14
	Australia	2
	Holland	7
	France	14
	Italy	12
	Norway	1

See also

• List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)
• List of number-one singles of 1974 (Ireland)
• List of number-one hits in Norway