Karla with a K

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"Karla with a K"
Single by The Hooters
from the album One Way Home
B-side "Washington's Day"
Released1987
Genre Pop rock
Length3:53 (7" version), 4:41 (album version)
Label Columbia/CBS
Songwriter(s) The Hooters
Producer(s) Rick Chertoff
The Hooters singles chronology
"Satellite"
(1987)
"Karla with a K"
(1987)
"Engine 999"
(1988)
Music video
"Karla with a K" on YouTube

"Karla with a K" is a song by Philadelphia band The Hooters from their 1987 album One Way Home . [1] The single charted in the UK, reaching number 81 on January 23, 1988, and was on the chart for 4 weeks. [2] In the United States, the 12" single was released as a promo. [3] The song plays at 101 BPM in 4/4 time signature. [4] The song has later appeared on some of the band's compilation albums such as Definitive Collection in 1995 [1] and Playlist: The Very Best of the Hooters in 2012. [1]

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (OCC) [2] 81

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