"Some Kind-a Earthquake" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[1] The song appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.[2]
| "Some Kind-a Earthquake" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Duane Eddy | ||||
| from the album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang | ||||
| B-side | "First Love, First Tears" | |||
| Released | October 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Length | 1:17 | |||
| Label | Jamie Records 1130 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood | |||
| Producer(s) | Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill | |||
| Duane Eddy singles chronology | ||||
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The single's B-side, "First Love, First Tears", reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
In Canada the A and B sides were co-charted and reached #21.[4]
The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.[5]
At 1:17, it is the shortest song to have ever hit the Billboard Top 40, or indeed the Top 75.[6] In the UK, the song was also believed, as of 1991, to be the shortest ever to chart.[7]
References
edit- ^ Duane Eddy, "Some Kind-A Earthquake" Chart Positions Retrieved April 26, 2014
- ^ Duane Eddy, $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang Retrieved April 26, 2014
- ^ Duane Eddy, "First Love, First Tears" Chart Positions Retrieved April 26, 2014
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 26, 1959".
- ^ Duane Eddy, "Some Kind-A Earthquake" single release Retrieved April 26, 2014
- ^ Trust, Gary; ‘The Longest & Shortest Hot 100 Hits: From Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce & David Bowie to Piko-Taro’
- ^ Jones, Alan (9 February 1991). "Chartlife" (PDF). Record Mirror: 39. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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