The Jolly Green Giant

"The Jolly Green Giant"
Single by The Kingsmen
from the album The Kingsmen Volume 3
B-side"Long Green"
ReleasedDecember 1964 (1964-12)
GenreGarage rock
Length1:56
LabelWand
Songwriter(s)Lynn Easton, Don Harris, Dewey Terry
Producer(s)Jerry Dennon
The Kingsmen singles chronology
"Death of an Angel"
(1964) 		"The Jolly Green Giant"
(1964) 		"The Climb"
(1965)

"The Jolly Green Giant" is a song written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris, and Dewey Terry and performed by The Kingsmen. It reached No.1 on the Canadian chart, No.4 on the U.S. pop chart, and No.25 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1965.[1] It was featured on their 1965 album The Kingsmen Volume 3.[2] The song was based on the Green Giant food brand's mascot the Jolly Green Giant. The single originally only credited Easton as the writer, but Harris and Terry were later added when it was determined the song was a re-write of The Olympics song "Big Boy Pete".

It was arranged by The Kingsmen, produced by Jerry Dennon,[3]and ranked No. 39 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1965.[4]

  1. ^ "The Kingsmen, "The Jolly Green Giant" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Kingsmen, The Kingsmen Volume 3". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Kingsmen, "The Jolly Green Giant" Single Release". Discogs. December 1964. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Top Singles of 1965", Billboard 1966 International Record & Talent Showcase. Section Two. December 25, 1965. p. 23-24. Retrieved March 19, 2019.