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Wikipedia article




"'Kon-Tiki'" is an instrumental tune by British group the Shadows, released as a single in September 1961. It was the group's fifth hit and their second to top the UK Singles Chart.

Background and release



"Kon-Tiki" was written by Michael Carr, who had previously written "Man of Mystery" for the group. It refers to the raft used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl on his 1947 'Kon-Tiki' expedition. It was released with the B-side "36-24-36", which was written by the four Shadows members.

Track listing



'7": Columbia / DB 4698'

# "Kon-Tiki" 1:51

# "36-24-36" 1:42

Personnel



* Hank Marvin electric lead guitar

* Bruce Welch acoustic rhythm guitar

* Jet Harris electric bass guitar

* Tony Meehan drums

Charts



References



Category:1961 singles

Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles

Category:Songs with music by Michael Carr (composer)

Category:Rock instrumentals

Category:1961 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor

Category:Columbia Graphophone Company singles

Category:The Shadows songs

Category:1960s instrumentals

Category:Thor Heyerdahl

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