Some Kind-a Earthquake

"Some Kind-a Earthquake"
Single by Duane Eddy
from the album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang
B-side"First Love, First Tears"
ReleasedOctober 1959
GenreRockabilly
Length1:17
LabelJamie Records 1130
Songwriter(s)Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood
Producer(s)Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Duane Eddy singles chronology
"Forty Miles of Bad Road"
(1959) 		"Some Kind-a Earthquake"
(1959) 		"Bonnie Came Back"
(1959)

"Some Kind-a Earthquake" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[1] The song appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.[2]

The single's B-side, "First Love, First Tears", reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

In Canada the A and B sides were co-charted and reached #21.[4]

The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.[5]

At 1:17, it is the shortest song to have ever hit the Billboard Top 40, or indeed the Top 75.[6] In the UK, the song was also believed, as of 1991, to be the shortest ever to chart.[7]

References

  1. ^ Duane Eddy, "Some Kind-A Earthquake" Chart Positions Retrieved April 26, 2014
  2. ^ Duane Eddy, $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang Retrieved April 26, 2014
  3. ^ Duane Eddy, "First Love, First Tears" Chart Positions Retrieved April 26, 2014
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 26, 1959".
  5. ^ Duane Eddy, "Some Kind-A Earthquake" single release Retrieved April 26, 2014
  6. ^ Trust, Gary; ‘The Longest & Shortest Hot 100 Hits: From Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce & David Bowie to Piko-Taro’
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (9 February 1991). "Chartlife" (PDF). Record Mirror: 39. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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