Chattanooga Choo Choo

For the 1984 film, see Chattanooga Choo Choo (film). For other uses, see Chattanooga Choo Choo (disambiguation).
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
1941 record
Single by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke and The Four Modernaires
A-side"I Know Why (And So Do You)"
PublishedAugust 20, 1941
ReleasedJuly 25, 1941[1]
RecordedMay 7, 1941[2]
GenreBig band, swing
Length3:27
LabelBluebird
Composer(s)Harry Warren
Lyricist(s)Mack Gordon
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1944 Swing Shift recording)
A recording by the Glenn Miller AAF Orchestra (with Ray McKinley and The Crew Chiefs on vocals) for the Swing Shift radio broadcast
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"Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a 1941 song that was written by Mack Gordon and composed by Harry Warren. It was originally recorded as a big band/swing tune by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra and featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade.[3] It was the first song to receive a gold record, presented by RCA Victor in 1942, for sales of 1.2 million copies.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Bluebird B-11230 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ^ "Victor matrix PBS-061245. Chattanooga choo choo / Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. ^ Harry Warren. "Original versions of Chattanooga Choo Choo written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon - SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  4. ^ Miller, Mike (February 10, 2017). "How 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' Became The World's First Gold Record". NPR.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Book of Golden Discs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).