96 Tears

"96 Tears"
One of side-A labels of US single release
Single by ? and the Mysterians
from the album 96 Tears
B-side"Midnight Hour"
ReleasedAugust 1966 (1966)
Recorded1966 in Bay City, Michigan
Genre
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)Rudy Martinez
Producer(s)Rudy Martinez
? and the Mysterians singles chronology
"96 Tears"
(1966) 		"I Need Somebody"
(1966)

"96 Tears" is a song recorded by the American garage rock band ? and the Mysterians in 1966 (see 1966 in music). In October of that year, it was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.[7] and on the RPM 100 in Canada.[8] Billboard ranked the record as the #5 song for 1966.[9] It was ranked #213 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010. On November 11, 1966, the single was certified as gold by the RIAA.[10]

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