| "Secret Agent Man" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Rivers | ||||
| from the album ...And I Know You Wanna Dance | ||||
| B-side | "You Dig" | |||
| Released | March 1966[1] | |||
| Venue | Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Imperial 66159 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri | |||
| Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
| Johnny Rivers singles chronology | ||||
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"Secret Agent Man" is a song written by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri.[4] The most famous recording of the song was made by Johnny Rivers for the opening titles of the American broadcast of the British spy series Danger Man, which aired in the U.S. as Secret Agent from 1964 to 1966.[4] Rivers's version peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Canadian RPM chart, one of the biggest hits of his career. Numerous covers and adaptations have been recorded since then with the song becoming both a rock standard and one of Johnny Rivers's signature songs.
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...the biggest and best-enduring of which was the 1966 novelty jam "Secret Agent Man"...
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