"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by
#MitchMurray and
#PeterCallander issued as a single by the English pop/rock band
#VanityFare in late 1969. It reached number 16 on the
#UKSinglesChart in February 1970 but was a bigger
#hit in the United States, reaching number 5 on the
#Hot100 on June 27, 1970.
#Billboard ranked the record as the number 14 song of 1970. In Chicago, the record achieved even greater heights, topping the
#WCFL Big 10 Countdown on 18–25 May 1970.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRlSFlnRX_M