"Kommotion" | ||||
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Single by Duane Eddy | ||||
from the album $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang | ||||
B-side | "Theme for Moon Children" | |||
Released | August 1960 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Jamie Records 1163 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood | |||
Producer(s) | Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill | |||
Duane Eddy singles chronology | ||||
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"Kommotion" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. The song reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart and #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. [1] The song appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang. [2]
The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill. [3]
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