Popcorn (instrumental)
"Popcorn" | |
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![]() Cover of 1973 release of Music to Moog By | |
Song by Gershon Kingsley | |
from the album Music to Moog By | |
Released | 1969 |
Genre | Synth-pop[1][2] |
Length | 2:24 |
Label | Audio Fidelity |
Songwriter(s) | Gershon Kingsley |
"Popcorn" (originally spelled "Pop Corn") is an instrumental composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 for the album Music to Moog By on Audio Fidelity Records label.
Hot Butter version[]
"Popcorn" | ||||
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Single by Hot Butter | ||||
from the album Popcorn | ||||
B-side | "At the Movies" | |||
Released | July 1972 (U.S.)[3] | |||
Genre | Synth-pop[4] | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Gershon Kingsley[5] | |||
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Hot Butter singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
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In 1969 Gershon Kingsley released a studio album entitled "Music to Moog By", which includes "Popcorn".[6] later in 1972, Stan Free, a fellow member of the First Moog Quartet, rerecorded "Popcorn" with his band Hot Butter.[6]
It proved popular in mainland Europe, spending several weeks at No. 1 in numerous European countries, including France (4 weeks at the top) and Switzerland (10 weeks), ultimately becoming the biggest-selling single of 1972 in both countries. (In the former, this version of "Popcorn" is the 131st best-selling single of all time, with sales of approximately 900,000 copies).[7] "Popcorn" was also a No. 1 hit in Germany (3 weeks), the Netherlands (7 weeks) and Norway (9 weeks).
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Crazy Frog version[]
"Popcorn" | ||||
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Single by Crazy Frog | ||||
from the album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits | ||||
B-side | "Who Let the Frog Out?" | |||
Released | 22 August 2005 | |||
Genre | Eurodance[33] | |||
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Label | Ministry of Sound | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gershon Kingsley[5] | |||
Producer(s) | Erik Wernquist | |||
Crazy Frog singles chronology | ||||
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"Popcorn" on YouTube |
Crazy Frog released a cover of "Popcorn" in 2005. Jamba! once again arranged the remix, and also marketed it as a ringtone. The song differs from the debut release "Axel F", as it does not contain the trademark "Crazy Frog sound" by Daniel Malmedahl.
The single was a hit in various countries, particularly in France, where it enjoyed its greatest success. Replacing Crazy Frog's own song "Axel F" at No. 1 on 24 September 2005, the track remained at the top spot for seven weeks, with its best weekly sales of 71,777 copies in its second week.[34] Certified Diamond status just three months after its release by the SNEP, as of August 2014, this version of "Popcorn" is the 40th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 458,000 copies sold.[35] The track also topped the charts in Belgium, New Zealand and Spain.[36]
The music video, CGI-animated, was produced by Kaktus Film and Erik Wernquist of TurboForce3D, and features Crazy Frog causing chaos at the undersea labs of the drones.
Track listings[]
7" single
- "Popcorn" – 2:30
- "At the Movies" – 2:31
UK
- "Popcorn" (radio mix)
- "Popcorn" (radio mix instrumental)
- "Popcorn" (potatoheadz mix)
- "Popcorn" (radikal mix)
- "Popcorn" (resource mix)
- "Popcorn" (video)
Australia
- "Popcorn" (radio mix)
- "Popcorn" (potatoheadz mix)
- "Popcorn" (resource mix)
- "Who Let the Frog Out?"
Charts[]
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Other versions[]
- The 1972 cover of the Popcorn Makers reached No. 7 on the German charts (16 weeks) and No. 1 on the Dutch Charts (13 weeks).[73][74]
- In 1972, the version by French band Anarchic System reached at No. 13 on the German charts (11 weeks), No. 10 on the Dutch charts (6 weeks) and No. 1 on the Ultratop 50 singles chart, with 15 weeks in Flanders and 21 in Wallonia.[75]
- In 1987, Mark Haliday, under the name M & H Band, released his version of "Popcorn" which peaked at No. 8 on the Norwegian charts (2 weeks) and at No. 20 on the Swedish charts (1 week).[76]
- The 1982 Sega arcade game Pengo used a variation of the song as its theme music. In 2001, Sega released the song along with music from their other games on an album titled Segacon: The Best of Sega Game Music Vol. 1.[77]
- In 1999, Canadian group the Boomtang Boys covered "Popcorn" and on March 13, 1999, their version peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, where it stayed for 9 weeks.[78][79] It also reached No. 10 on RPM's Canadian dance chart.[80]
See also[]
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s
- List of number-one singles of 1972 (France)
- List of number-one hits of 1972 (Germany)
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1972
- List of number-one singles from 1968 to 1979 (Switzerland)
- List of Ultratop 40 number-one singles of 2005
- List of number-one singles of 2005 (France)
- List of number-one singles in 2005 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one singles of 2005 (Spain)
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Jørgensen skews a familiar bit of Gershon Kingsley's 1969 synthpop hit, "Popcorn"
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Hot Butter's cover of the synthpop hit "Popcorn"
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Up next is Popcorn, which for the best part of a minute is just a bad serving of trashy euro-dance.
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External links[]
- Lyrics of this song
- Popcorn Song - An informative page on the several versions of Popcorn with dates and artists
- 79 Versions of Popcorn - As advertised, this page contains links to 79 versions of the song. This page contains all of those versions remixed into one 12-minute piece.
- Kingsley performs "Popcorn" on an acoustic piano
- Hot Butter - Popcorn on YouTube
- 1960s instrumentals
- 1969 songs
- 1972 debut singles
- 2005 singles
- American synth-pop songs
- Pop instrumentals
- Gershon Kingsley songs
- Anarchic System songs
- Crazy Frog songs
- Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
- Ministry of Sound singles
- Music published by Bourne Co. Music Publishers
- Musicor Records singles
- Novelty songs
- Number-one singles in Australia
- Number-one singles in France
- Number-one singles in Germany
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- Number-one singles in Norway
- Number-one singles in Spain
- Number-one singles in Switzerland
- SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
- Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles