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Hang 'Em High (composition)

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1968 single by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
"Hang 'Em High"
Single by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
from the album Soul Limbo
B-side"Over Easy"
ReleasedOctober 1968 (1968-10)
Recorded1968
StudioStax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreSoul
Length3:53
LabelStax
Songwriter(s)Dominic Frontiere
Producer(s)Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s singles chronology
"Soul Limbo"
(1968)
"Hang 'Em High"
(1968)
"Time Is Tight"
(1969)

"Hang 'Em High" is a musical theme composed by Dominic Frontiere for the soundtrack of the 1968 film of the same name. Though it was first covered by Hugo Montenegro, whose orchestra recorded a full album of music from the film, the tune became a hit in an R&B instrumental version by Booker T. & the M.G.'s that charted #9 Pop and #35 R&B.

References

  1. Galloway, A. Scott (1994). Rock Instrumental Classics Volume 4: Soul (p. 14) . Los Angeles: Rhino Records.
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