the passionate one" from the song are dubbed into the Beastie Boys song "Hey Ladies". Ohi Ho Bang Bang (a one-off project of Holger Hiller, Karl Bonnie of Renegade Soundwave and video artist Akiko Hada) released a 12" single and a CD Video in 1988. "The Three" (a remix of their song "The Two") samples "Ballroom Blitz" extensively, especially the drumming from the intro. Since June 2016, the song has been used in public information films on the subject of smart meters surrounding gas and electricity use in the United Kingdom. The song was featured in the trailer for Season 3 of Netflix's Umbrella Academy. Personnel Brian Connolly – lead vocals Steve Priest – bass guitar, backing vocals, spoken lead vocals Andy Scott – guitar, backing vocals Mick Tucker – drums, backing vocals Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links 1973 singles 1975 singles Number-one singles in Germany Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in New Zealand RPM Top Singles number-one singles The Sweet songs Songs written by Mike Chapman Songs written by Nicky Chinn Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman 1973 songs RCA Records singles Capitol Records singles