Popcorn (instrumental)
"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. After the 1972 successful version by Hot Butter, multiple versions of the song have been made, including Anarchic System, the Boomtang Boys and Crazy Frog.
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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 |
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 "Pop Corn".[6] In 1972, the song was re-recorded by Kingsley's First Moog Quartet in the namesake album with the currently title "Popcorn";[7] in that same year, 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).[8] "Popcorn" was also a No. 1 hit in Germany (3 weeks), the Netherlands (7 weeks) and Norway (9 weeks).
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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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[34] | |||
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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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Music video | ||||
"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.[35] 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.[36] The track also topped the charts in Belgium, New Zealand and Spain.[37]
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Other versions
- The 1972 cover by the Popcorn Makers reached No. 7 on the German charts (16 weeks) and No. 1 on the Dutch Charts (13 weeks).[74][75]
- 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.[76]
- 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).[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