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Needles and Pins (song)

January 01, 1970

"Needles and Pins" is a rock song credited to American writers Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono. Jackie DeShannon recorded it in 1963 and other versions followed. The most successful ones were by the Searchers, whose version reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart in 1964, and Smokie, who had a worldwide hit in 1977. Others who recorded the song include the Ramones, Gene Clark, Petula Clark, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks.

"Needles and Pins"
Single by Jackie DeShannon
B-side"Did He Call Today, Mama?"
Released11 April 1963
Recorded1962
Genre
Length2:30
LabelLiberty F-55563
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dick Glasser

Jackie DeShannon version (1963) edit

In his autobiography, Bono states that he sang along with Nitzsche's guitar-playing, thus creating both the tune and the lyrics, being guided by the chord progressions.[1] However, Jackie DeShannon claims that the song was written at the piano, and that she was a full participant in the song's creation, along with Nitzsche and Bono, although she did not get formal credit.[2][3]

DeShannon was the first to record the song; in the US it peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May 1963.[4] Though it was only a minor US hit, DeShannon's recording of the song topped the charts in Canada, hitting number one on the CHUM Chart in July 1963.[5]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[5] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 84

The Searchers version (1964) edit

"Needles and Pins"
 
Dutch picture sleeve
Single by the Searchers
B-side"Saturday Night Out"
Released7 January 1964[6] (UK)
Recorded1963
Genre
Length2:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tony Hatch[9]
The Searchers singles chronology
"Sweet Nothins"
(1963) 		"Needles and Pins"
(1964) 		"Don't Throw Your Love Away"
(1964)

The Searchers heard British performer Cliff Bennett perform "Needles and Pins" at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, instantly wanted it to be their next single and recorded it before Cliff Bennett could.[10] The Pye Records single was released in January 1964.[9] It was number one in the United Kingdom,[9] Ireland and South Africa and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. Soon after, in April 1964, "Needles and Pins" appeared on the Searchers' next album, It's the Searchers.

Audible during the Searchers' recording of "Needles and Pins" is a faulty bass drum pedal, which squeaks throughout the song. It is particularly noticeable during the opening of the number.

Part of the Searchers' version can be heard as the intro of the song "Use the Man" from Megadeth's Cryptic Writings album, although it does not appear on the remastered version.

A German version sung by the Searchers is called "Tausend Nadelstiche".[11]

Charts edit

Smokie version (1977) edit

"Needles and Pins"
Single by Smokie
B-side"No One Could Ever Love You More"
Released1977
Length2:41
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Smokie singles chronology
"It's Your Life"
(1977) 		"Needles and Pins"
(1977) 		"For a Few Dollars More"
(1978)

In 1977, at the height of their popularity, English rock band Smokie recorded the song as a rock ballad for the album Bright Lights & Back Alleys, and got a European and an Australian hit with "Needles and Pins". The song reached number one in Austria. Later, ex-Smokie vocalist Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his studio album Full Circle (2000).[18]

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1977–78) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 10
Australia (Kent Music Report)[20] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[24] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 7

Year-end charts edit

Year-end chart performance for "Needles and Pins"
Chart (1978) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[28] 48

Ramones version (1978) edit

The Ramones included "Needles and Pins" on their 1978 album Road to Ruin. Their version was also included on the band's first greatest hits collection, Ramones Mania.

In turn, pop-punk band The Commercials recorded the song for the tribute album Ramones Maniacs.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers version (1985; live) edit

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their first live album in 1985 called Pack Up the Plantation: Live! where singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks performed on "Needles and Pins" with Tom Petty at the Forum in Los Angeles, California in June 1981.

Cash Box said that "a great song is given a great treatment."[29]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 85
South African Springbok Top 20 Top Singles 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 37
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks 17

Willie DeVille version (1999) edit

Willie DeVille recorded "Needles and Pins" for his 1999 album Horse Of A Different Colour.

References edit

  1. ^ Bono, Sonny (1991). And the Beat Goes On. New York: Pocket Books.
  2. ^ Gross, Terry; DeShannon, Jackie (14 June 2010). "What The World Needs Now Is Jackie DeShannon [interview transcript]". Fresh Air. National Public Radio. Retrieved 21 February 2017. And I had some I did contribute to that song, but I did not get writing credit at the time, I did not pursue it.
  3. ^ Kubernik, Harvey (2009). Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon. Sterling. p. 34. ISBN 978-1402797613. Retrieved 21 February 2017. We were at the piano going over musical riffs and finally settled on the one starts off 'Needles and Pins'.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990, Record Research, Inc., Menomonee Falls WI, 1991
  5. ^ a b "CHUM Hit Parade, week of July 8, 1963".
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 December 2002.
  7. ^ LaBate, Steve (18 December 2009). "Jangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology ... from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond". Paste. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b Lanza, Joesph (10 November 2020). "Fixing a Hole Where the Waves Crash In". Easy-Listening Acid Trip - An Elevator Ride Through '60s Psychedelic Pop. Port Townsend: Feral House. p. 39.
  9. ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 76. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  10. ^ Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (2010). 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857123602.
  11. ^ "Searchers - Tausend Nadelstiche" – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 203. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  13. ^ (in German). Media Control Charts. Musicline.de. 19 April 1984. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – All There Is To Know". Irish Recorded Music Association. Irishcharts.com. 22 January 1984. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  15. ^ "The Searchers – Needles and Pins". VG-lista.
  16. ^ "Official Charts Company - The Searchers - Needles And Pins". Archive.is. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Searchers - Needles And Pins". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  18. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  20. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  21. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Smokie – Needles And Pins". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  29. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 1 February 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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Needles and Pins is a rock song credited to American writers Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono Jackie DeShannon recorded it in 1963 and other versions followed The most successful ones were by the Searchers whose version reached No 1 on the UK singles chart in 1964 and Smokie who had a worldwide hit in 1977 Others who recorded the song include the Ramones Gene Clark Petula Clark and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks Needles and Pins Single by Jackie DeShannonB side Did He Call Today Mama Released11 April 1963Recorded1962GenreRock beatLength2 30LabelLiberty F 55563Songwriter s Jack Nitzsche Sonny BonoProducer s Dick Glasser Contents 1 Jackie DeShannon version 1963 2 The Searchers version 1964 2 1 Charts 3 Smokie version 1977 3 1 Charts 3 1 1 Weekly charts 3 1 2 Year end charts 4 Ramones version 1978 5 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers version 1985 live 6 Willie DeVille version 1999 7 ReferencesJackie DeShannon version 1963 editIn his autobiography Bono states that he sang along with Nitzsche s guitar playing thus creating both the tune and the lyrics being guided by the chord progressions 1 However Jackie DeShannon claims that the song was written at the piano and that she was a full participant in the song s creation along with Nitzsche and Bono although she did not get formal credit 2 3 DeShannon was the first to record the song in the US it peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May 1963 4 Though it was only a minor US hit DeShannon s recording of the song topped the charts in Canada hitting number one on the CHUM Chart in July 1963 5 Chart 1963 Peakposition Canada CHUM Hit Parade 5 1 U S Billboard Hot 100 84The Searchers version 1964 edit Needles and Pins nbsp Dutch picture sleeveSingle by the SearchersB side Saturday Night Out Released7 January 1964 6 UK Recorded1963GenreJangle pop 7 8 folk rock 8 Length2 14LabelPye UK 9 Kapp US Songwriter s Jack Nitzsche Sonny BonoProducer s Tony Hatch 9 The Searchers singles chronology Sweet Nothins 1963 Needles and Pins 1964 Don t Throw Your Love Away 1964 The Searchers heard British performer Cliff Bennett perform Needles and Pins at the Star Club in Hamburg Germany instantly wanted it to be their next single and recorded it before Cliff Bennett could 10 The Pye Records single was released in January 1964 9 It was number one in the United Kingdom 9 Ireland and South Africa and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States Soon after in April 1964 Needles and Pins appeared on the Searchers next album It s the Searchers Audible during the Searchers recording of Needles and Pins is a faulty bass drum pedal which squeaks throughout the song It is particularly noticeable during the opening of the number Part of the Searchers version can be heard as the intro of the song Use the Man from Megadeth s Cryptic Writings album although it does not appear on the remastered version A German version sung by the Searchers is called Tausend Nadelstiche 11 Charts edit Chart 1964 Peakposition Finnish Singles Charts 12 31 French Singles Chart 29 German Singles Chart 13 8 Irish Singles Chart 14 1 Norway VG lista 15 5 Swedish Singles Chart 5 UK Singles Chart 16 1 US Billboard Hot 100 13 Norwegian Singles Chart 17 8 South African Singles Chart 1Smokie version 1977 edit Needles and Pins Single by SmokieB side No One Could Ever Love You More Released1977Length2 41LabelRAKSongwriter s Jack Nitzsche Sonny BonoProducer s Mike ChapmanSmokie singles chronology It s Your Life 1977 Needles and Pins 1977 For a Few Dollars More 1978 In 1977 at the height of their popularity English rock band Smokie recorded the song as a rock ballad for the album Bright Lights amp Back Alleys and got a European and an Australian hit with Needles and Pins The song reached number one in Austria Later ex Smokie vocalist Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his studio album Full Circle 2000 18 Charts edit Weekly charts edit Chart 1977 78 Peakposition UK Singles OCC 19 10 Australia Kent Music Report 20 7 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 21 1 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 22 5 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 23 17 Germany Official German Charts 24 2 Netherlands Single Top 100 25 5 Norway VG lista 26 4 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 27 7 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Needles and Pins Chart 1978 Position Australia Kent Music Report 28 48Ramones version 1978 editThe Ramones included Needles and Pins on their 1978 album Road to Ruin Their version was also included on the band s first greatest hits collection Ramones Mania In turn pop punk band The Commercials recorded the song for the tribute album Ramones Maniacs Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers version 1985 live edit Needles and Pins Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers feat Stevie Nicksfrom the album Pack up the Plantation Live GenreRockLength2 25LabelMCASongwriter s Jack Nitzsche Sonny Bono Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their first live album in 1985 called Pack Up the Plantation Live where singer songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks performed on Needles and Pins with Tom Petty at the Forum in Los Angeles California in June 1981 Cash Box said that a great song is given a great treatment 29 Chart 1985 Peakposition Canadian RPM Top Singles 85 South African Springbok Top 20 Top Singles 3 U S Billboard Hot 100 37 U S Billboard Album Rock Tracks 17Willie DeVille version 1999 editWillie DeVille recorded Needles and Pins for his 1999 album Horse Of A Different Colour References edit Bono Sonny 1991 And the Beat Goes On New York Pocket Books Gross Terry DeShannon Jackie 14 June 2010 What The World Needs Now Is Jackie DeShannon interview transcript Fresh Air National Public Radio Retrieved 21 February 2017 And I had some I did contribute to that song but I did not get writing credit at the time I did not pursue it Kubernik Harvey 2009 Canyon of Dreams The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon Sterling p 34 ISBN 978 1402797613 Retrieved 21 February 2017 We were at the piano going over musical riffs and finally settled on the one starts off Needles and Pins Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 Record Research Inc Menomonee Falls WI 1991 a b CHUM Hit Parade week of July 8 1963 The single Needles And Pins b w Saturday Night Out Archived from the original on 24 December 2002 LaBate Steve 18 December 2009 Jangle Bell Rock A Chronological Non Holiday Anthology from The Beatles and Byrds to R E M and Beyond Paste Retrieved 24 July 2016 a b Lanza Joesph 10 November 2020 Fixing a Hole Where the Waves Crash In Easy Listening Acid Trip An Elevator Ride Through 60s Psychedelic Pop Port Townsend Feral House p 39 a b c d Rice Jo 1982 The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits 1st ed Enfield Middlesex Guinness Superlatives Ltd p 76 ISBN 0 85112 250 7 Kutner Jon Leigh Spencer 2010 1 000 UK Number One Hits Omnibus Press ISBN 9780857123602 Searchers Tausend Nadelstiche via YouTube Nyman Jake 2005 Suomi soi 4 Suuri suomalainen listakirja in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Tammi p 203 ISBN 951 31 2503 3 Chartverfolgung gt The Searchers gt Needles and Pins in German Media Control Charts Musicline de 19 April 1984 Archived from the original on 11 October 2012 Retrieved 5 February 2011 The Irish Charts All There Is To Know Irish Recorded Music Association Irishcharts com 22 January 1984 Retrieved 3 July 2009 The Searchers Needles and Pins VG lista Official Charts Company The Searchers Needles And Pins Archive is Retrieved 9 February 2014 Steffen Hung The Searchers Needles And Pins norwegiancharts com Retrieved 9 February 2014 spanishcharts com Chris Norman Full Circle Retrieved 20 October 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 August 2021 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 279 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Smokie Needles And Pins in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Smokie Needles And Pins in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Smokie Needles And Pins in French Ultratop 50 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Smokie Needles And Pins in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 21 August 2021 Smokie Needles And Pins in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Smokie Needles And Pins VG lista Retrieved 21 August 2021 Smokie Needles And Pins Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 21 August 2021 Kent Music Report No 236 1 January 1979 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1978 Kent Music Report Retrieved 8 January 2022 via Imgur com Single Releases PDF Cash Box 1 February 1986 p 11 Retrieved 3 August 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Needles and Pins song amp oldid 1212428858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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