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Teen Beat (song)
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"'Teen Beat'" is a 1959 instrumental number by Sandy Nelson. Released on Original Sound Records, it rose to number 4 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in 1959. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In addition, the song made #17 on the R&B Singles Chart and #9 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also made #36 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959. The guitar was played on the recording by co-writer Richard Podolor, later a songwriter and record producer, and the piano was by Bruce Johnston. Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p.712
A re-recorded version, released as a single in 1964 and titled "Teen Beat '65", also made the Billboard and Cashbox charts.
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Category:1959 singles
Category:1950s instrumentals
Category:Sandy Nelson songs
Category:1959 songs
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