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The Young Ones (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'The Young Ones'" is a single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The song, written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, is the title song to the 1961 film 'The Young Ones' and its soundtrack album.
With advance orders of over 500,000, it was released in January 1962 on the Columbia (EMI) label and went straight to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the first British single to do so since Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" in November 1960. It held that position for six weeks and spent 20 weeks in the chart. It has sold 1.06 million copies in the UK, and 2.6m worldwide.
"The Young Ones" was also included on Cliff Richard and the Shadows No. 1 EP 'Hits from the Young Ones'.
Personnel
* Cliff Richard lead vocals
* Hank Marvin lead guitar
* Bruce Welch rhythm guitar
* Jet Harris bass guitar
* Tony Meehan drums
Chart performance
In popular culture
In the 1980s, it became the theme song to the alternative comedy sitcom 'The Young Ones'.
See also
*List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
References
Category:Songs about teenagers
Category:Comedy television theme songs
Category:1962 singles
Category:Cliff Richard songs
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Denmark
Category:Songs written by Sid Tepper
Category:Songs written by Roy C. Bennett
Category:Songs written for films
Category:1961 songs
Category:Columbia Graphophone Company singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor
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