| "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" | ||||
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| Single by The Shadows | ||||
| B-side | "It's a Man's World" | |||
| Released | 1 May 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 25 February 1964 [1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| The Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" is an instrumental by British group the Shadows. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. [2]
"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" was written by all members of the Shadows. Flingel Bunt is an imaginary character invented by the actor Richard O'Sullivan, a friend of the Shadows. The full title was given to the tune after the group had been to see the film The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond . [3] It was released with the B-side "It's a Man's World", written by Malcolm Addey and Norman Smith. [4]
Reviewed in Record Mirror , it was described as being "completely different from all the Shads' previous ones". "Good beat and it has plenty of blues' feeling, plus an air of earthiness". [5] For Disc , Don Nicholl wrote that "the actual instrumental itself is a steady, fairly dramatic production with thudding drumwork persisting behind the guitars". [6]
7": Columbia / DB 7261
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] | 5 |
| Canada (Vancouver CFUN) [8] | 2 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio) [9] | 12 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [10] | 4 |
| South Africa [11] | 4 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen) [12] | 13 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 5 |
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John Henry Rostill was an English musician, bassist and composer, recruited by the Shadows to replace Brian Locking. He wrote many of the songs by the Shadows including "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" in 1964. He wrote or co-wrote three songs which were massive hits in the United States—"Let Me Be There", "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" and "Please Mr. Please"—but died before seeing them succeed.
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