The Young Ones (song)
"The Young Ones" | ||||
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File:Cliff Richard - The Young Ones - We Say Yeah (German).jpg Cover of the German edition | ||||
Single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||||
from the album The Young Ones | ||||
B-side | "We Say Yeah" (Gormley-Welch-Marvin) | |||
Released | 11 January 1962 | |||
Recorded | 11 August & 5 December 1961, EMI Studios, London | |||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Columbia (EMI) DB 4761[1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tepper/Bennett[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor[1] | |||
Cliff Richard and the Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"The Young Ones" is a single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The song, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, is the title song to the 1961 film The Young Ones and its soundtrack album.[1]
With advance orders of over 500,000, it was released in January 1962 on the Columbia (EMI) label and went straight to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the first British single to do so since Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" in November 1960.[1] It held that position for six weeks and spent 20 weeks in the chart.[1] It has sold 1.06 million copies in the UK, and 2.6m worldwide.[2][3][4]
"The Young Ones" was also included on Cliff Richard and the Shadows No. 1 EP Hits from the Young Ones.
Personnel
- Cliff Richard – lead vocals
- Hank Marvin – lead guitar
- Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
- Jet Harris – bass guitar
- Tony Meehan – drums
Chart performance
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Australia (Music Maker, Sydney)[5] | 1 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 4 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] | 10 |
Canada (CHUM, Toronto)[9] | 5 |
Denmark (Quans Musikbureau)[10] | 1 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 6 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 16 |
Hong Kong[5] | 3 |
Ireland (Evening Herald)[13] | 1 |
Israel (Kol Israel)[14] | 1 |
Japan (Utamatic, Tokyo)[15][16] | 6 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 1 |
New Zealand[18] | 1 |
Norway (VG-lista)[19] | 2 |
South Africa (Radio of South Africa)[20] | 1 |
Spain (Promusicae)[21] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] | 4 |
UK Singles (OCC)[23] | 1 |
In popular culture
In the 1980s, it became the theme song to the alternative comedy sitcom The Young Ones.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ a b Omnibus Press; Official Charts Company (4 November 2012). The Million Sellers. Omnibus Press. pp. 24–26. ISBN 978-0-85712-882-9.
- ^ Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ Smith, Alan. "UK First Charts & Silver Discs". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (8 September 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "CHUM charts". Airheads Radio Survey Archive (las-solanas.com). Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 June 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Lassila, Juha (1990). Mitä Suomi soittaa?: Hittilistat 1954-87 (in Finnish). Jyväskylän yliopisto. ISBN 978-951-680-321-3.
- ^ "Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Irish Top Ten". Evening Herald. 25 January 1962.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (21 April 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (29 June 1963). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (8 June 1963). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 31–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (18 August 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones". VG-lista.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (31 March 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 1979). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ Johansson, Carl-Owe (1980). Rock Around the Clock - Saturday Night Fever 1955-1978. Vara, Sweden: Dominique muzic-club.
- ^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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