| "Cool Jerk" | ||||
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 A-side label of US vinyl release | ||||
| Single by The Capitols | ||||
| from the album Dance the Cool Jerk | ||||
| B-side | "Hello Stranger" | |||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Karen Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Donald Storball | |||
| Producer(s) | Ollie McLaughlin | |||
| The Capitols singles chronology | ||||
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"Cool Jerk" is a 1966 rhythm and blues [1] song written by Donald Storball and originally performed by the Capitols. It became a hit song in the United States and Canada.
Released in 1966, it reached No. 2 on the American Rhythm & Blues Singles chart, No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] and No. 9 on the Canadian Singles Chart. [3] The session was arranged by Funk Brother Mike Terry, as the Funk Brothers, Motown's house band, played behind the Capitols on the track. [4]
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The Go-Go's covered the song for their 1982 album Vacation and later re-recorded it for their 1990 album Greatest . A demo that pre-dates their Vacation recording was released on their 1994 compilation Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's .
| "Cool Jerk" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Go-Go's | ||||
| from the album Vacation | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
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| Label | I.R.S. 75021 7439 2 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Donald Storball | |||
| Producer(s) | David Z | |||
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| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 60 |
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