Chattanooga Choo Choo

"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
1941 record
Single by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke and The Four Modernaires
A-side"I Know Why (And So Do You)"
PublishedAugust 20, 1941
ReleasedJuly 25, 1941[1]
RecordedMay 7, 1941[2]
GenreBig band, swing
Length3:27
LabelBluebird
Composer(s)Harry Warren
Lyricist(s)Mack Gordon

"Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a 1941 song that was written by Mack Gordon and composed by Harry Warren. It was originally recorded as a big band/swing tune by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra and featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade.[3] It was the first song to receive a gold record, presented by RCA Victor in 1942, for sales of 1.2 million copies.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Bluebird B-11230 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ^ "Victor matrix PBS-061245. Chattanooga choo choo / Tex Beneke ; The Four Modernaires ; Glenn Miller Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. ^ Harry Warren. "Original versions of Chattanooga Choo Choo written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon - SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  4. ^ Miller, Mike (February 10, 2017). "How 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' Became The World's First Gold Record". NPR.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Book of Golden Discs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).