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"I Go Ape" is the second single by Neil Sedaka, immediately following his success with the debut single " The Diary", and was written by Sedaka himself and Howard Greenfield. It was released in 1958, and also appears on Sedaka's 1959 debut solo album ''
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''. The rock and roll novelty song, which name-checks various primates, was performed in the boogie-woogie style of Jerry Lee Lewis. "I Go Ape" was a relatively minor success in the US, reaching No. 42 on the US ''
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. but was a much bigger success in the UK, reaching No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart. Although Sedaka has insisted he played piano on the session, the session logbooks document Ernie Hayes as the keyboard player. Other musicians included Everett Barksdale and Kenny Burrell on guitar,
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on bass,
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on drums, and King Curtis on tenor sax. The arrangement was by Chuck Sagle.


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1959 singles Neil Sedaka songs Songs written by Neil Sedaka Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield 1959 songs RCA Victor singles {{1950s-pop-song-stub