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| "Road Runner" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bo Diddley | ||||
| from the album Bo Diddley in the Spotlight | ||||
| B-side | "My Story" | |||
| Released | January 1960[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 1959[2] | |||
| Studio | Chess Studios (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Checker[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ellas McDaniel | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley[2] | |||
| Bo Diddley singles chronology | ||||
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"Road Runner" is a 12-bar blues song performed by American rock and roll performer Bo Diddley, originally released as a single by Checker Records in January 1960,[1] and later released on the LP record Bo Diddley in the Spotlight. The song reached #20 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart,[3] and #75 on the Hot 100.[4] The song has since been recorded by many artists.
The beep-beep chorus of the song clearly references the Roadrunner animated character with its triumphant beep-beep.
- ^ a b c "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard. January 25, 1960. p. 39.
- ^ a b His Best (Bo Diddley album) (CD liner). Bo Diddley. United States: Chess Records/MCA Records. 1997. CHD-9373. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Hot R&B Sides". Billboard. April 25, 1960. p. 156.
- ^ "Bo Diddley - Billboard Singles". allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 11, 2010.