98.6 (song)

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"98.6"
Ninety-eight point six by keith US single sleeve.png
Cover art of the US single
Single by Keith
from the album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie
B-side "The Teeny Bopper Song"
Released November 1966 [1] [2]
RecordedOctober 1966 [3]
Genre Sunshine pop [4]
Length2:45
Label Mercury 72639
Songwriter(s) George Fischoff, Tony Powers
Producer(s) Jerry Ross
Keith singles chronology
"Ain't Gonna Lie"
(1966)
"98.6"
(1966)
"Tell Me to My Face"
(1967)

"98.6" is a song written by Tony Powers (lyrics) and George Fischoff (music) [5] and recorded by Keith. It reached No. 6 in Canada, No. 7 on the Billboard chart, and No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967 [6] [7] [8] and appeared on his 1967 album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie. [9] The Tokens, who had provided the backing vocals on Keith's debut single, "Ain't Gonna Lie", did the same for "98.6". [10]

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Produced by Jerry Ross and arranged by Joe Renzetti, [2] it sold over one million copies worldwide, earning a gold disc. [5]

It was the second of four songs he had in the Top 50 in Canada.

Subsequent recordings

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