# The chilling moment Mott the Hoople knew ‘All the Young Dudes’ would be a hit. 120,000,000 streams later, they’re not wrong

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- Published: 2026-11-12T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T09:20:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/chilling-moment-mott-the-hoople-all-young-dudes-hit/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Bowie’s song helped rescue Mott the Hoople’s faltering career.
- Ian Hunter said he knew at once it would be a hit.
- ‘All the Young Dudes’ has reached 120 million streams.

## Summary

After three albums without the success they had hoped for, Mott the Hoople were close to giving up when their UK tour was abandoned midway. David Bowie persuaded them to stay together and offered them songs to choose from; they picked ‘All the Young Dudes’, which Ian Hunter immediately recognised as a potential hit. Its success transformed the band’s fortunes and became their defining song.

Bowie produced the track, which he had considered offering alongside ‘Suffragette City’; he kept the latter, and both songs became era-defining hits. ‘All the Young Dudes’ has since reached 120 million streams, but the band’s renewed success did not last: Hunter left after Mick Ronson’s brief time with the group, and Mott the Hoople broke up in 1980.

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