The B-side, "Candidate", would appear on the band's 1972 European compilation Coz I Luv You. In America, it was released by Cotillion. "Look Wot You Dun" was released on 7" vinyl by Polydor Records in the UK, Ireland, across Europe, Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Lebanon and Japan. For the recording of the song, Hill borrowed Peter Frampton's guitar as bad weather over the Christmas period meant his guitar did not arrive at the studio as expected. The song is notable for Powell's contribution to some form of backing vocal, providing the heavy breathing heard in the song's chorus. Once the basic idea of the song was formed, Lea took it to Holder who added his contributions. "Look Wot You Dun" was largely written by Lea and Powell. Upon its release, "Look Wot You Dun" sparked protest from teachers across the UK as it was felt that the phonetic spellings were causing confusion among pupils. The song was the band's second release to feature their trademark misspelling in the song title, following "Coz I Luv You". Released as the follow-up single in January 1972, "Look Wot You Dun" continued the band's success, peaking at No. Background Īfter achieving their breakthrough hit with " Get Down and Get With It", Slade saw further success with their follow-up single " Coz I Luv You", which topped the UK chart in October 1971. The song would be included on the band's 1973 compilation album Sladest. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for ten weeks. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder, bassist Jim Lea and drummer Don Powell, and produced by Chas Chandler. " Look Wot You Dun" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1972 as a non-album single.
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