Indian Giver (song)

"Indian Giver" is a song written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, and Bo Gentry. It was first recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company for their 1969 album, Indian Giver.^[3]

"Indian Giver"
Single by 1910 Fruitgum Company
from the album Indian Giver
B-side	"Pow Wow"
Released	January 1969
Genre	Bubblegum[1][2]
Length	2:30
Label	Buddah
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry
1910 Fruitgum Company singles chronology
"Goody Goody Gumdrops" (1968) "Indian Giver" (1969) "Special Delivery" (1969)

Chart performance

The song went to #5 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 and was on the charts for 13 weeks.^[4] The song also went to #1 in Canada and in South Africa,^[5] and #4 in Australia. It was named the #50 song of 1969 on the Cashbox charts. The song was certified as a gold disc in March 1969.^[6]

Certifications

Certifications for "Indian Giver"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

B-side

Also released as a single, its B-side, officially titled "Pow Wow", was actually a song called "Bring Back Howdy Doody", deliberately pressed backwards as a way of deterring radio stations from playing it.^[8][why?]. "Bring Back Howdy Doody" was later recorded by another Buddah bubblegum music group produced by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz called Flying Giraffe.^[9]