"
Convoy" is a 1975
novelty song performed by
C. W. McCall (pseudonym of Bill Fries) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the U.S. Written by McCall and
Chip Davis, the song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number one on the pop charts. The song went to number one in
Canada as well, hitting the top of the
RPM Top Singles Chart on January 24, 1976. "Convoy" further peaked at number two in the UK. The song capitalized on the fad for
citizens band (CB)
radio. The song was the inspiration for the 1978
Sam Peckinpah film
Convoy.