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"Because They're Young" is an instrumental performed by Duane Eddy. It appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.[1]

Background

"Because They're Young" was written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa, and Wally Gold, and produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.[2] It ranked #37 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1960.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1960) Peak
position
Canada (CHUM Chart)[4] 5
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 4
US Hot R&B Sides (Billboard)[7] 17

Other versions

  • James Darren released a vocal version as a single in 1960. It went to #29 in the UK[8] and #4 in New Zealand.[9]
  • Helen Shapiro put out her rendition on 10 March 1962.

Popular culture

  • The song was featured in the 1960 movie, Because They're Young sung by James Darren and arranged by Ernie Freeman.
  • In the 1960s, various rock radio channels used Because They're Young as their theme music.[10]
  • Since 1984, Because They're Young is the official theme music of the Flemish musical nostalgia radio show De Pré Historie. The same theme was also used for the TV adaptation. [11] [12]

References

  1. ^ Duane Eddy, $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang, Discogs.com, Retrieved January 25, 2014
  2. ^ Duane Eddy, "Because They're Young" single release, 45cat.com, Retrieved January 25, 2014
  3. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 4, 1960".
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 267.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 182.
  8. ^ James Darren, "Because They're Young" Chart Position, Musicvf.com, Retrieved January 25, 2014
  9. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 8 September 1960". Flavourofnz.co.nz.
  10. ^ https://radiovisie.eu/blad-2123-radio-memory-erik-de-rouck-bbc-world-service-duane-eddy/
  11. ^ https://radiovisie.eu/blad-2123-radio-memory-erik-de-rouck-bbc-world-service-duane-eddy/
  12. ^ https://www.humo.be/tv/voor-altijd-kampioen-op-een-leert-dat-vtm-de-echte-schuldige-is-achter-f-c-de-kampioenen~b108ca6a/?referrer=https://www.google.com/


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