Kommotion (song)

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"Kommotion"
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
Length2:25
Label Jamie Records 1163
Songwriter(s) Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood
Producer(s) Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Duane Eddy singles chronology
"Because They're Young"
(1960)
"Kommotion"
(1960)
"Pepe"
(1960)

"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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