Keep On Knocking

"Keep On Knocking" was written by David and Bobby Hackney and is the first track of ...For the Whole World to See (2:50), recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit on February 18, 1975 and first heard as the B-side of the Tryangle single of 1976 (500 copies). Wikipedia dates the recording to 1975; Austin Chronicle and Seven Days say 1974, and Metro Times dates the single 1975. The title is spelled "Keep On Knockin'" in some sources. It grew out of a practice session: visitors knocked at the Hackneys' door and David turned the knocking into an impromptu jam, with a cassette recorder running, and replayed the tape repeatedly, convinced they had something. Bobby recalled: this is rock and roll, this is what we're trying to do.

Setlist.fm counts 27 performances, tied with "Politicians in My Eyes" as their most played, out of 66 setlists from 1977 to 2026. It opened their SXSW set at TenOak on March 14, 2013, Washington on April 25, 2019 and Waking Windows in Winooski on May 4, 2024, among others. It was on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 and appears briefly in the film The Dirt. NPR praised the opening power chords and rushed, garbled vocal. We found no word from the band on its lyric, and no covers or samples.