| "Apache" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Apache_by_Bert_Weedon_UK_single_side-A.png) A-side of UK single | ||||
| Single by Bert Weedon | ||||
| B-side | "Lonely Guitar" | |||
| Released | July 1960 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1960 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Top Rank JAR-415 | |||
| Composer(s) | Jerry Lordan | |||
| Bert Weedon singles chronology | ||||
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"Apache" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded by Bert Weedon. Lordan played the song on ukulele for the Shadows while on tour and, liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in mid-1960.[1] The Shadows' guitarist Hank Marvin developed the song's distinctive echo and vibrato sound. After hearing the Shadows' version, Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann released a cover of the song in November 1960 which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[2]
A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called "hip-hop's national anthem".[3] Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" by the Shadows at number 96 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
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