"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by #MitchMurray and #PeterCallander issued as a single by the English pop/rock band #VanityFare in late 1969. It reached number 16 on the #UKSinglesChart in February 1970 but was a bigger #hit in the United States, reaching number 5 on the #Hot100 on June 27, 1970. #Billboard ranked the record as the number 14 song of 1970. In Chicago, the record achieved even greater heights, topping the #WCFL Big 10 Countdown on 18–25 May 1970.
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