Foot Tapper

"Foot Tapper"
Single by The Shadows
from the album Summer Holiday
B-side "The Breeze and I"
(Ernesto Lecuona; Al Stillman)
Released 7 March 1963
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Label Columbia DB4984[1]
Writer(s) Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch[1]
Producer(s) Norrie Paramor[1]
The Shadows singles chronology
"Dance On!"
(1962)		 "Foot Tapper"
(1963)		 "Atlantis"
(1963)

"Foot Tapper" is an instrumental by the British guitar group, The Shadows.[1] It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and was the Shadows' last UK number-one hit (not including those where they performed as Cliff Richard's backing group).[2]

The tune is now used as the signature tune and closing tune for the Radio 2 programme Sounds of the 60s.

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 148. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Preceded by
"Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows		 UK number-one single
28 March 1963 		Succeeded by
"Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
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