Guitar Tango

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"Guitar Tango"
The Shadows Guitar Tango.jpg
Single by The Shadows
B-side "What a Lovely Tune"
Released27 July 1962 (1962-07-27)
Recorded23 May and 18 June 1962 [1]
Studio EMI Studios, London
Genre Instrumental surf
Length2:59
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Norman Maine
  • Georges Liferman
Producer(s) Norrie Paramor
The Shadows singles chronology
"Wonderful Land"
(1962)
"Guitar Tango"
(1962)
"The Boys"
(1962)

"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca. However, the song is best known for the instrumental version released the following year by British group the Shadows which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]

Contents

Track listings

7": Columbia / DB 4870

  1. "Guitar Tango" – 2:59
  2. "What a Lovely Tune" – 2:17

7": Columbia / C 22 243 (Germany)

  1. "Guitar Tango" – 2:59
  2. "Driftin'" – 2:31

7": Columbia / SCMH 5130 (Netherlands)

  1. "Guitar Tango" – 2:59
  2. "Nivram" – 3:19

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 19
France [6] 9
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 25
India (The Voice, Calcutta) [8] 1
Ireland (Evening Herald) [9] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 5
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [11] 5
Norway (VG-lista) [12] 10
South Africa [13] 5
Spain (Promusicae) [14] 15
Sweden (Kvällstoppen) [15] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 4

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