# Mr. Jaws

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1975 single by Dickie Goodman

"Mr. Jaws" One of side-A labels of the US single Single by Dickie Goodman from the album Mr. Jaws and Other Fables [1] B-side "Irv's Theme" Released September 1975 Recorded 1975 Studio Sear Sound, New York City Genre Novelty, spoken word Length 2:02 Label Cash 451 Songwriters Bill Ramal, Richard Goodman Producers Bill Ramal, Richard Goodman Dickie Goodman singles chronology "Mr. President" (1974) "Mr. Jaws" (1975) "Kong" (1977)

"**Mr. Jaws**" is a [novelty song](/source/Novelty_song) by [Dickie Goodman](/source/Dickie_Goodman) released on [Cash Records](/source/Cash_Records) in 1975.[2]

This record is a parody of the 1975 summer blockbuster film *[Jaws](/source/Jaws_(film))*, with Goodman interviewing the shark (whom he calls "Mr. Jaws"), as well as the film's main characters, Brody, Hooper, and Quint. Goodman makes full use of his practice of "[break-in](/source/Break-in_record)" music sampling, in which all of the interview answers are lyrics from [popular songs](/source/Popular_songs) from that year.

The single peaked at #4 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) in October 1975.[2][3] On the *[Cash Box](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))* Top 100, it fared even better, reaching #1.[4]

Goodman would later make more parodies of [Hollywood](/source/Cinema_of_the_United_States) films, along with his political satire records. The B-side of this single was "Irv's Theme".

The name of the song's label, Cash Records, was another idea from Goodman after he was asked whom the record company should make the check out to.

The recording took place at [Sear Sound](/source/Sear_Sound) in New York engineered by Russ Hamm. Originally, the songs were sampled; however, when the record became a hit, the songs were replaced on later pressings by sound-alike recordings.

## Songs

The songs that were sampled are:

- Main Title (Theme From '[Jaws](/source/Jaws_(film))') by [John Williams](/source/John_Williams)

- "[Dynomite](/source/Dynomite_(song))" by [Bazuka](/source/Bazuka)

- "[Please Mr. Please](/source/Please_Mr._Please)" by [Olivia Newton-John](/source/Olivia_Newton-John)

- "[How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)](/source/How_Sweet_It_Is_(To_Be_Loved_by_You))" by [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor)

- "[Why Can't We Be Friends](/source/Why_Can't_We_Be_Friends_(song))" by [War](/source/War_(U.S._band))

- "[Get Down Tonight](/source/Get_Down_Tonight)" by [KC and the Sunshine Band](/source/KC_and_the_Sunshine_Band)

- "[The Hustle](/source/The_Hustle_(song))" by [Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony](/source/Van_McCoy_%26_the_Soul_City_Symphony)

- "[Love Will Keep Us Together](/source/Love_Will_Keep_Us_Together)" by [Captain & Tennille](/source/Captain_%26_Tennille)

- "[Rhinestone Cowboy](/source/Rhinestone_Cowboy)" by [Glen Campbell](/source/Glen_Campbell)

- "[One Of These Nights](/source/One_of_These_Nights_(Eagles_song))" by [Eagles](/source/Eagles_(band))

- "[Jive Talkin'](/source/Jive_Talkin')" by [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees)

- "[I'm Not in Love](/source/I'm_Not_in_Love)" by [10cc](/source/10cc)

- "[Midnight Blue](/source/Midnight_Blue_(Melissa_Manchester_song))" by [Melissa Manchester](/source/Melissa_Manchester)

On the album version of "Mr. Jaws", both "Please Mr. Please" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" were replaced by re-recorded budget [sound-alike](/source/Sound-alike) renditions.

## Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1975) Peak position Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] 13 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] 1 Year-end charts Chart (1975) Rank Canada [7] 96

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 75,000^ United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Later uses

- Goodman did a sequel entitled "[Mrs. Jaws](/source/Mrs._Jaws)" in response to the film *[Jaws 2](/source/Jaws_2)* (1978).

- A sequel by Edward McCormack, "The Return of Mr. Jaws", was issued in 2005.[\[1\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8xnUmYykYo)

## See also

- [List of *Cash Box* Top 100 number-one singles of 1975](/source/List_of_Cash_Box_Top_100_number-one_singles_of_1975)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dickie Goodman - Mr. Jaws And Other Fables By Dickie Goodman (Vinyl, LP)"](http://www.discogs.com/Dickie-Goodman-Mr-Jaws-And-Other-Fables-By-Dickie-Goodman/release/1330601). *Discogs.com*. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-whitburn_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-whitburn_2-1) [Whitburn, Joel](/source/Joel_Whitburn) (2004). [*The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits*](https://books.google.com/books?id=tjQeP-BHy78C&pg=PA767) (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 260. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8230-7499-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8230-7499-4). Retrieved 2009-12-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Pink Floyd Has the Top Album"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ozAcAAAAIBAJ&pg=3868,1649280&dq=dickie-goodman+mr-jaws&hl=en). *The Pittsburgh Press*. 1975-10-05. p. H-6. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Disc Jockey Special"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yskvAAAAIBAJ&pg=6273,4811584&dq=dickie-goodman+mr-jaws&hl=en). *The Daily News*. Charlotte Amalie, V.I. 1975-10-11. p. 21. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["RPM Top 100 Singles - October 25, 1975"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4036a.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Top 100 1975-10-18"](http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19751018.html). *[Cashbox Magazine](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["RPM Top 200 Singles of 1975 - December 27, 1975"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4057b5912.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CanadaDickie_GoodmanMr._JawssingleCertRef_8-0)** ["Canadian single certifications – Dickie Goodman – Mr. Jaws"](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Mr.+Jaws%20Dickie+Goodman). [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada). Retrieved July 14, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesDickie_GoodmanMr._JawssingleCertRef_9-0)** ["American single certifications – Dickie Goodman – Mr. Jaws"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Dickie+Goodman&ti=Mr.+Jaws&format=Single&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America). Retrieved July 14, 2022.

## External links

- [Lyrics of this song](http://www.songlyrics.com/dickie-goodman/mr-jaws-lyrics/)

- [Dickie Goodman - Mr. Jaws](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYCOFblZRg) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier))

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