Let's Twist Again
"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached No.8 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart (No.3 on Cash Box) in August of that year and subsequently reached No.2 in the UK in the spring of 1962. The song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker's 1960 single "The Twist", a two-time U.S. No.1 single (in September 1960 and again in January 1962 on re-release).
| "Let's Twist Again" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Chubby Checker | ||||
| from the album Let's Twist Again | ||||
| B-side | "Everything's Gonna' Be All Right" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
| Label | Parkway 824n | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kal Mann, Dave Appell | |||
| Producer(s) | Kal Mann | |||
| Chubby Checker singles chronology | ||||
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The song received the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. Checker also recorded the song in German as "Der Twist Beginnt" and in Italian as "Balliamo il Twist". A sample of "Der Twist Beginnt" would later be used by The Residents to begin their 1976 album The Third Reich 'n Roll. The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2011 film The Help.[1]
Chart performance Edit
| Chart (1961–1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| French Singles Chart[4] | 18 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 12 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[6] | 2 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[7] | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Record Retailer)[8] | 2 |
| United Kingdom (NME)[9] | 1 |
| United States Billboard Hot 100[10] | 8 |
| United States Cash Box Top 100[11] | 3 |
| US Hot R&B Singles[10] | 26 |
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[12] | 11 |
| Belgium Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| Ireland Singles Chart[13] | 11 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[6] | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[14] | 10 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart[15] | 155 |
Johnny Hallyday version (in French) Edit
| "Viens danser le twist" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Hallyday | ||||
| from the album Viens danser le Twist | ||||
| Released | 1961 (France, Belgium) | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Johnny Hallyday singles chronology | ||||
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The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday. His version (titled "Viens danser le twist") was released in 1961 and spent seven weeks in total at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 13 November to 13 December 1961 and from 13 January to 9 February 1962).[16] In Wallonia (French Belgium) his single spent 40 weeks on the chart, also peaking at number 1.[17]
Charts Edit
| Chart (1961–1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] | 1 |
| France (singles sales)[16] | 1 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
| France (SNEP)[18] | 40 |
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "The Help (Music From the Motion Picture)". Amazon. July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Let's twist again in Belgian Chart". Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2013. cf. "chartrun" for more details
- ^ a b "Let's twist again in Netherlands Chart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2013. cf. weeks on chart for more details
- ^ Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. . Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Chubby Checker"
- ^ "Let's twist again in German Chart". Media control. Retrieved 14 June 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b Hung Medien. "Let's twist again in Norwegian Chart". Retrieved 14 June 2013. cf. weeks on chart for more details
- ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 421. ISBN 919727125X.
- ^ . The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Osborne, Roger (1995). Forty Years of "NME" Charts (2nd ed.). Pan Macmillan. p. 110. ISBN 0-7522-0829-2.
- ^ a b "Chubby Checker awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ . Randy Price. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Hung Medien. "Let's twist again in Austrian Chart". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ . IRMA. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2013. Only one result when searching "Let's twist again"
- ^ Hung Medien. "Let's twist again in Swedish Chart". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Hung Medien. "Let's twist again in French Chart". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Viens danser le Twist - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ^ a b "Johnny Hallyday – Viens danser le twist" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Johnny Hallyday – Viens danser le twist" (in French). Les classement single.
External links Edit
- Chubby Checker discography