| "Yakety Yak" | ||||
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 A-side label of the U.S. vinyl single | ||||
| Single by the Coasters | ||||
| B-side | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" | |||
| Released | April 1958 | |||
| Recorded | March 17, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 1:52 | |||
| Label | Atco 6116 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
| The Coasters singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Yakety Yak" (2007 Remaster) on YouTube | ||||
"Yakety Yak" is a song written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the Coasters and released on Atco Records in 1958, spending seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts and a week as number one on the Top 100 pop list.[1] This song was one of a string of singles released by the Coasters between 1957 and 1959 that dominated the charts, making them one of the biggest performing acts of the rock and roll era.[2]
In 1999, the original 1958 recording on the ATCO label by the Coasters was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 125.
- ^ "The Coasters". Rock Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.