Last Kiss

"Last Kiss"
Single by Wayne Cochran
B-side"Funny Feeling"
ReleasedSeptember 1961
Recorded
  • July 1961 (original version)
  • 1963 (Macon, Georgia) (re-recorded version)
StudioUGA Campus (Athens, Georgia) (original version)
GenrePop[1]
Label
  • Gala (original version)
  • King (re-recorded version)
Songwriter(s)Wayne Cochran
Wayne Cochran singles chronology
"The Coo"
(1959)
"Last Kiss"
(1961)
"Cindy Marie"
(1962)

"Last Kiss" is a song written by Wayne Cochran and first recorded by Cochran in 1961 for the Gala label. Cochran's version failed to do well on the charts.[2] Cochran re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. It was revived by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, who took it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Wednesday, Pearl Jam, and several international artists also covered the song, with varying degrees of success.

  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (November 27, 2017). "Wayne Cochran, Singer With High Energy and Big Hair, Dies at 78". New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Hiatt, Brian (July 12, 1999). "Best Of '99: Author Of Pearl Jam's Biggest Hit Has God To Thank". VH1.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009.