“It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat. I fell in love with her instantly. And when that happened, it sparked something”: The new wave classic and No.1 hit that was written in one hour and recorded in one take

The Knack.

In late 1978, a four-piece power pop band called The Knack came hurtling out of Los Angeles with a mission to meld the excitement of The Beatles with the emerging New Wave pop sound.

Their debut album Get The Knack shot to No.1 in the US, Canada and Australia and sold over one million copies in less than two months.