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"Atlantis"
"Atlantis"
Single by The Shadows
B-side	"I Want You to Want Me"
Released	31 May 1963
Recorded	13 December 1962
Studio	EMI Studios, London
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	2:47
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Lordan
Producer(s)	Norrie Paramor
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"Atlantis" is a rock music instrumental by British group the Shadows, released as a single in May 1963. It spent 17 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two for two weeks.^[2]

Background and reception

"Atlantis" was written by Jerry Lordan, who had previously written two chart-topping songs for the Shadows, "Apache" and "Wonderful Land". It was released with the B-side "I Want You to Want Me", written by Hank Marvin. Whilst the Shadows had included vocals on some of their album tracks, "I Want You to Want Me" was the first single by the Shadows to feature vocals since "Saturday Dance", released as the B-side to "Lonesome Fella" in 1959.^[3] "Atlantis" was recorded on 13 December 1962 at EMI Studios in London; "I Want You to Want Me", on the other hand, was recorded on 1 May 1963 whilst the group were in Barcelona.^[1] The Shadows came up with the title "Atlantis" whilst on a bus in Barcelona, saying it was "a follow-on to the Telstar, Polaris idea".^[3]

Reviewed in New Record Mirror, "Atlantis" was described as having "a medium tempo beat with some strings in the background. Rather like all the rest of their stuff but still with a lot of commercial appeal. There's also a femme chorus on the backing. Nice stuff for the younger teens".^[3] Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described it as an "attractive Latin beat instrumental" and "a deceptive little item – by no means so simple as it sounds".^[4]

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 7047

"Atlantis" – 2:47
"I Want You to Want Me" – 2:34

Personnel

Hank Marvin – electric lead guitar
Bruce Welch – acoustic rhythm guitar
Brian "Licorice" Locking – electric bass guitar
Brian Bennett – drums, triangle
Norrie Paramor Strings – all other instrumentation

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[7]	15
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)^[8]	7
Germany (GfK)^[9]	23
Hong Kong^[10]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	3
Israel (Kol Israel)^[12]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	6
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)^[14]	4
Norway (VG-lista)^[15]	5
South Africa (SARMDA)^[16]	3
Spain (Promusicae)^[17]	18
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)^[18]	4
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	2

References

^ ^a ^b Koers, Ivo. "Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles" (PDF). malcolmcampbell.me.uk. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Shadows: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New Record Mirror" (PDF). New Record Mirror. 1 June 1963. pp. 5, 8. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "Disc Date" (PDF). Disc. 1 June 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
^ "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "danskehitlister.dk". 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 24 August 1963. p. 42. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Atlantis". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 7 September 1963. p. 32. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Lever Hit Parade". flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "The Shadows – Foot Tapper". VG-lista.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 14 September 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 1971). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Shadows". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[recording-1] Koers, Ivo. "Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles" (PDF). malcolmcampbell.me.uk. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[uk-2] "Shadows: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[:0-3] "New Record Mirror" (PDF). New Record Mirror. 1 June 1963. pp. 5, 8. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[4] "Disc Date" (PDF). Disc. 1 June 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1940–1969-5] Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_The_Shadows-6] "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Belgium_(Wallonia)_The_Shadows-7] "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[8] "danskehitlister.dk". 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[sc_Germany_The_Shadows-9] "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[10] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 24 August 1963. p. 42. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-11] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Atlantis". Irish Singles Chart.

[12] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 7 September 1963. p. 32. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Shadows-13] "The Shadows – Atlantis" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[14] "Lever Hit Parade". flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[sc_Norway_The_Shadows-15] "The Shadows – Foot Tapper". VG-lista.

[16] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 14 September 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[Spain-17] Salaverri, Fernando (September 1971). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[18] "Shadows". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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+{{Use British English|date=November 2021}}
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-| released   = May 1963
+| released   = {{start date|1963|5|31|df=yes}}
+| recorded   = 13 December 1962<ref name=recording>{{Cite web|last=Koers|first=Ivo|title=Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles|url=http://www.malcolmcampbell.me.uk/instrumentation-update2/instrumentation-update2-file02.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=27 November 2021|website=malcolmcampbell.me.uk|page=14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830221022/http://www.malcolmcampbell.me.uk/instrumentation-update2/instrumentation-update2-file02.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2021 }}</ref>
-| format     = [[Gramophone record#Formats|45 rpm 7-inch single]]
+| studio     = [[EMI Studios]], London
-| recorded   =
-| studio     =
 | venue      =
 | genre      = [[Instrumental rock]]
-| length     =
+| length     = 2:47
-| label      = [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]] (DB 7047)
+| label      = [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]]
+| writer     = [[Jerry Lordan]]
-| composer   =
+| producer   = [[Norrie Paramor]]
-| lyricist   =
-| producer   =
 | prev_title = [[Foot Tapper]]
 | prev_year  = 1963
-| next_title = Shindig
+| next_title = [[Shindig (song)|Shindig]]
 | next_year  = 1963
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-"'''Atlantis'''" is a [[instrumental rock|rock music instrumental]] recorded by the British group [[the Shadows]] that was written by [[Jerry Lordan]].<ref>The Story of the Shadows by Mike Read. 1983. Elm Tree books. {{ISBN|0-241-10861-6}}</ref>
+"'''Atlantis'''" is a [[instrumental rock|rock music instrumental]] by British group [[the Shadows]], released as a single in May 1963. It spent 17 weeks on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at number two for two weeks.<ref name=uk/>
+==Background and reception==
-It was released by [[EMI]] as a single in May 1963 on the Columbia label with "I Want You to Want Me" (Marvin) as the B-side. It spent 17 weeks in the [[UK Top 40]] pop chart reaching number two and holding that position for two weeks in late June/early July 1963.<ref name=occ>{{cite web|title=The Shadows - Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8804/shadows/|website=Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
+"Atlantis" was written by [[Jerry Lordan]], who had previously written two chart-topping songs for the Shadows, "[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]" and "[[Wonderful Land]]". It was released with the B-side "I Want You to Want Me", written by [[Hank Marvin]]. Whilst the Shadows had included vocals on some of their album tracks, "I Want You to Want Me" was the first single by the Shadows to feature vocals since "Saturday Dance", released as the B-side to "Lonesome Fella" in 1959.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|date=1 June 1963|title=New Record Mirror|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/63/Record-Mirror-1963-06-01-S-OCR.pdf|magazine=[[Record Mirror|New Record Mirror]]|page=|pages=5, 8|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> "Atlantis" was recorded on 13 December 1962 at [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI Studios]] in [[London]]; "I Want You to Want Me", on the other hand, was recorded on 1 May 1963 whilst the group were in [[Barcelona]].<ref name=recording/> The Shadows came up with the title "Atlantis" whilst on a bus in Barcelona, saying it was "a follow-on to the [[Telstar (instrumental)|Telstar]], Polaris idea".<ref name=":0" />
+Reviewed in ''[[Record Mirror|New Record Mirror]]'', "Atlantis" was described as having "a medium tempo beat with some strings in the background. Rather like all the rest of their stuff but still with a lot of commercial appeal. There's also a femme chorus on the backing. Nice stuff for the younger teens".<ref name=":0" /> Reviewing for ''[[Disc (magazine)|Disc]]'', [[Don Nicholl]] described it as an "attractive Latin beat instrumental" and "a deceptive little item – by no means so simple as it sounds".<ref>{{cite magazine|date=1 June 1963|title=Disc Date|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Disc/1963/DISC-1963-06-01.pdf|magazine=[[Disc (magazine)|Disc]]|page=8|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
-== Personnel ==
-*[[Hank Marvin]]{{snd}}lead guitar
-*[[Bruce Welch]]{{snd}}rhythm guitar
-*[[Brian Locking|Brian 'Licorice' Locking]]{{snd}}bass guitar
-*[[Brian Bennett (musician)|Brian Bennett]]{{snd}}percussion
+==Track listing==
-{{clear}}
+'''7": Columbia / DB 7047'''
+# "Atlantis" – 2:47
+# "I Want You to Want Me" – 2:34
-==Cover versions==
+==Personnel==
+* [[Hank Marvin]] – electric lead guitar
-"Atlantis" has bee recorded by:
+* [[Bruce Welch]] – acoustic rhythm guitar
-* Bud Ashton and his Group (1963) – single [[Embassy Records]] budget [[record label]].
+* [[Brian Locking|Brian "Licorice" Locking]] – electric bass guitar
-* The Spartans (1963) – [[Extended play|EP]] (XB005) on the Crossbow record label
+* [[Brian Bennett]] – drums, triangle
-* The Melody Makers (1964) – EP (EP013) on the Cannon record label
+* [[Norrie Paramor|Norrie Paramor Strings]] – all other instrumentation
-* [[Mark Knopfler]] (1996) – for the various artists album ''[[Twang!|Twang!: A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows]]'' on the Pangea record label
-== References ==
+==Charts==
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+!Chart (1963)
+!Peak<br/>position
+|-
+!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="Australian Chart Book 1940–1969">{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1940–1969|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. |year=2005|isbn=0-646-44439-5|title-link=Kent Music Report}}</ref>
+|3
+|-
+{{singlechart|Belgium (Flanders)|11|artist=The Shadows|song=Atlantis|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Belgium (Wallonia)|15|artist=The Shadows|song=Atlantis|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|Denmark ([[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-13|title=danskehitlister.dk|url=http://danskehitlister.dk/?hitlist_id=12&y=1963&hitlist_item_id=1006|access-date=2021-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313001726/http://danskehitlister.dk/?hitlist_id=12&y=1963&hitlist_item_id=1006|archive-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>
+|7
+|-
+{{singlechart|Germany|23|artist=The Shadows|song=Atlantis|songid=39901|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|Hong Kong<ref>{{cite magazine|date=24 August 1963|title=Hits of the World|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-08-24.pdf|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=42|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>
+|2
+|-
+{{singlechart|Ireland2|3|song=Atlantis|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|Israel ([[Kol Yisrael|Kol Israel]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-09-07.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=32|date=7 September 1963|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>
+|5
+|-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|6|artist=The Shadows|song=Atlantis|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=12#n_view_location|title=Lever Hit Parade|website=flavourofnz.co.nz|accessdate=2021-11-27|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126172105/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=12#n_view_location|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+|4
+|-
+{{singlechart|Norway|5|artist=The Shadows|song=Foot Tapper|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|South Africa (SARMDA)<ref>{{cite magazine|date=14 September 1963|title=Hits of the World|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-09-14.pdf|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=24|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>
+|3
+|-
+!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|Promusicae]])<ref name=Spain>{{cite book|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|date=September 1971|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|isbn=84-8048-639-2|edition=1st|location=Spain}}</ref>
+|18
+|-
+!scope="row"|Sweden ([[Kvällstoppen]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shadows|url=https://www.nostalgilistan.se/shadows-14064|access-date=2021-11-27|website=NostalgiListan|language=sv}}</ref>
+|4
+|-
+{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Shadows|artistid=8804|rowheader=true|refname=uk}}
+|}
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{The Shadows}}
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Songs about Atlantis]]
 [[Category:1963 singles]]
 [[Category:The Shadows songs]]
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 [[Category:1963 songs]]
 [[Category:Columbia Graphophone Company singles]]
+[[Category:1960s instrumentals]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor]]

v t e The Shadows
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Studio albums	The Shadows Out of the Shadows Dance with The Shadows The Sound of The Shadows Shadow Music Jigsaw From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John Shades of Rock Rockin' with Curly Leads Specs Appeal Tasty String of Hits Change of Address Hits Right Up Your Street Life in the Jungle XXV Guardian Angel Moonlight Shadows Simply Shadows Steppin' to the Shadows At Their Very Best Reflection
Singles	"Apache" "Man of Mystery" "F.B.I." "The Frightened City" "Kon-Tiki" "The Savage" "Wonderful Land" "Guitar Tango" "Dance On!" "Foot Tapper" "Atlantis" "Shindig" "Geronimo" "Theme for Young Lovers" "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" "Don't Make My Baby Blue" "The War Lord" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue "Let Me Be the One" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" "Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina)" "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" "Riders in the Sky" "Heart of Glass" "Equinoxe (Part V)" "The Third Man" "Telstar" "Imagine"/Woman" "Treat Me Nice"
Compilations	Greatest Hits 20 Golden Greats
Extended plays	The Shadows The Shadows to the Fore The Shadows No. 2 The Shadows No. 3 Spotlight on The Shadows The Boys Hits from the Young Ones Los Shadows Rhythm & Greens
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