A leather‑clad bass player with a voice like a whipcrack — Suzi Quatro’s rise was fast, loud, and impossible to ignore.

Suzi Quatro exploded onto the UK charts in spring 1973 with her second solo single, a snarling, leather-clad glam-rock anthem that announced her as a major force in the British scene. Issued in the UK on 27 April 1973, “Can The Can” (backed with “Ain’t Ya Somethin’ Honey”) became Suzi’s first number one hit and one of the defining singles of the glam era. 🔘 The Story “Can The Can” was written and produced by the hit-making team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn for RAK Records