"Teen Beat" is a 1959 instrumental number by
Sandy Nelson. Released on
Original Sound Records, it rose to number 4 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart
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in 1959.
It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc.
In addition, the song made #17 on the
R&B Singles Chart
and #9 on the
UK Singles Chart.
The song also made #36 on the
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959. The
guitar was played on the recording by
co-writer Richard Podolor, later a
songwriter and
record producer, and the piano was by
Bruce Johnston.
[ Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p.712]
A re-recorded version, released as a single in 1964 and titled "Teen Beat '65", also made the Billboard and Cashbox charts.
References
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1959 singles
1950s instrumentals
Sandy Nelson songs
1959 songs