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<h2>Eddie Floyd version</h2><p>"Knock On Wood" was written in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee (now The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Civil_Rights_Museum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Civil Rights Museum</a>). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cropper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Cropper</a> has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder, lightning, The way you love me is frightening'. The song was based on another song co-written by Cropper, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Pickett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wilson Pickett</a> version of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Midnight_Hour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In the Midnight Hour</a>" (1965), having the same <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chord progression</a> "only played in reverse".^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowman20075-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p><p>According to Floyd, "Knock On Wood" was initially written for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Otis Redding</a>. However, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stax</a> label manager <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Stewart_(record_producer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jim Stewart</a> turned down the idea of Redding recording the song.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowman20074–5-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a>} Both sides of the single were recorded on July 13, 1966 at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stax Records</a> house studio in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Memphis, Tennessee</a>,^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTERichardson19881-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>} with Stax's house band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._%26_the_M.G.%27s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booker T. &amp; the M.G.'s</a> (Cropper on guitar, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald "Duck" Dunn</a> on bass, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jackson_Jr." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Jackson Jr.</a> on drums, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booker T. Jones</a> on keyboards), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Isaac Hayes</a> on piano and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Jackson_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wayne Jackson</a> on trumpet.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTECatron19942-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a>} Stewart produced the session.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTECatron19941-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p><p>"Knock on Wood" was released as a single by Stax on July 25, 1966, featuring "Got to Make a Comeback" on the B-side.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTECatron19941-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a>} His recording peaked at number 28 on the <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard</a></em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Hot 100</a> and spent one week at number 1 on the Soul Singles chart.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[10]</a>} Floyd's version earned a Gold certification from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) on July 17, 1995.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-RIAA-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[11]</a>} The song became the title track for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Floyd's debut album</a>, released on January 26, 1967.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Eddie_Floyd_song)#cite_note-FOOTNOTECatron19941-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p>