Black Is Black

"Black Is Black"
Single by Los Bravos
from the album Black Is Black
B-side"I Want a Name"
ReleasedJuly 1966[1]
GenreBeat, psychedelic rock
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes, Steve Wadey
Producer(s)Ivor Raymonde
Los Bravos singles chronology
"Black Is Black"
(1966)
"Going Nowhere"
(1966)
Black Is Black ('86 Dance Mix)
Music video
"Black Is Black" on YouTube

"Black Is Black" is a song by the Spanish rock band Los Bravos, released in 1966 as the group's debut single for Decca Records. Produced by Ivor Raymonde, it reached number two in the UK,[2] number four in the US,[3] and number one in Canada.[4] With the recording's success, Los Bravos became the first Spanish rock band to have an international hit single.[5] A dance remix was released as a single in 1986.

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 329. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 (11th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 10, 1966" (PDF).
  5. ^ George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (3rd ed.). New York: Fireside Books (Simon & Schuster). p. 579. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.