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"Some Kind-a Earthquake" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. The song appeared on his 1960 album, $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.

The single's B-side, "First Love, First Tears", reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In Canada the A and B sides were co-charted and reached #21.

The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.

At 1:17, it is the shortest song to have ever hit the Billboard Top 40, or indeed the Top 75. In the UK, the song was also believed, as of 1991, to be the shortest ever to chart.

References

1. Duane Eddy, "Some Kind-A Earthquake" Chart Positions Retrieved April 26, 2014
2. Duane Eddy, $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang Retrieved April 26, 2014
3. Duane Eddy, "First Love, First Tears" Chart Positions Retrieved April 26, 2014
4. "CHUM Hit Parade - October 26, 1959".
5. Duane Eddy, "Some Kind-A Earthquake" single release Retrieved April 26, 2014
6. Trust, Gary; ‘The Longest & Shortest Hot 100 Hits: From Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce & David Bowie to Piko-Taro’
7. Jones, Alan (9 February 1991). "Chartlife" (PDF). Record Mirror: 39. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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