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{{short description|1961 single by the Shadows}}
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
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| Name =Kon-Tiki
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| Cover =
{{Infobox song
| Cover size =
| Caption =
| name = Kon-Tiki
| Artist =[[The Shadows]]
| cover = The Shadows Kon-Tiki.jpg
| Album =
| alt =
| A-side =
| type = single
| B-side ="36-24-36"
| artist = [[The Shadows]]
| Released =September 1961
| album =
| Format =7" 45rpm
| B-side = 36-24-36
| released = {{start date|1961|9|1|df=yes}}
| Recorded =
| recorded = 27 January 1961<ref>{{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|access-date=26 November 2021|website=malcolmcampbell.me.uk|page=8}}</ref>
| Genre =
| Length =
| studio = [[EMI Studios]], London
| venue =
| Label =[[Columbia (EMI)]] 45-DB 4698
| genre = [[Surf music|Instrumental surf]]
| Writer =Carr/Welch-Marvin-Harris-Meehan
| Producer =
| length = 1:51
| label = [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]]
| Certification =
| writer = [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]]<ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book
| Last single ="[[The Frightened City]]"<br>(April 1961)
| first= Jo
| This single ="Kon-Tiki"<br>(1961)
| last= Rice
| Next single ="[[The Savage]]"<br>(16 Nov 1961)
| year= 1982
| Misc = {{Extra chronology 2
| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
| Artist =[[Cliff Richard]] and The Shadows
| edition= 1st
| Type =single
| publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd
| Last album ="[[A Girl Like You]]<br>(16 Jun 1961)
| location= Enfield, Middlesex
| This album =
| page= 61
| Next album ="[[When the Girl in Your Arms]]"<br>(6 Oct 1961)
| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref>
}}
| producer = [[Norrie Paramor]]<ref name="500 Number One Hits"/>
| prev_title = [[The Frightened City (song)|The Frightened City]]
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = [[The Savage (song)|The Savage]]
| next_year = 1961
}}
}}
'''Kon-Tiki''' is an instrumental-only song by [[The Shadows]].


"'''Kon-Tiki'''" is an [[instrumental]] tune by British group [[the Shadows]], released as a single in September 1961. It was the group's fifth hit and their second to top the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name=uk/>


==Background and release==
"Kon-Tiki" was written by [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]], who had previously written "[[Man of Mystery]]" for the group. It refers to the raft used by Norwegian explorer [[Thor Heyerdahl]] on his 1947 [[Kon-Tiki expedition|''Kon-Tiki'' expedition]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-06|title=126. The Shadows - Kon-Tiki (1961)|url=https://everyuknumber1.com/2018/06/06/126-the-shadows-kon-tiki-1961/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=Every UK Number 1|language=en-US}}</ref> It was released with the B-side "36-24-36", which was written by the four Shadows members.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Shadows - Kon-Tiki|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/db4968|access-date=2021-11-26}}</ref>


==Track listing==
{{start box}}
'''7": Columbia / DB 4698'''
{{succession box
# "Kon-Tiki" – 1:51
| before = "[[Johnny Remember Me]]" by [[John Leyton]]
# "36-24-36" – 1:42
| title = [[List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)|UK number one single]]<br>by The Shadows

| years = [[October 5]], [[1961]] (one week)
==Personnel==
| after = "[[Michael Row the Boat Ashore|Michael]]" by [[The Highwaymen (folk band)|The Highwaymen]]
* [[Hank Marvin]] – electric lead guitar
}}
* [[Bruce Welch]] – acoustic rhythm guitar
{{end box}}
* [[Jet Harris]] – electric bass guitar
* [[Tony Meehan]] – drums

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (1961–62)
!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>
|4
|-
{{singlechart|Belgium (Wallonia)|35|artist=The Shadows|song=Kon-Tiki|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|France<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-03-03.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=12|date=3 March 1962|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref>
|7
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|29|artist=The Shadows|song=Kon-Tiki|songid=39909|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=2021-11-26}}</ref>
|5
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|7|artist=The Shadows|song=Kon-Tiki|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|1|artist=Shadows|artistid=8804|rowheader=true|refname=uk}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{The Shadows}}


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[[Category:1960s pop songs]]
[[Category:1961 singles]]
[[Category:1961 singles]]
[[Category:UK singles chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Michael Carr (composer)]]
[[Category:Rock instrumentals]]
[[Category:1961 songs]]
[[Category:1961 songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor]]
[[Category:Columbia Graphophone Company singles]]
[[Category:The Shadows songs]]
[[Category:1960s instrumentals]]
[[Category:Kon-Tiki expedition]]

Latest revision as of 00:54, 13 September 2024

"Kon-Tiki"
Single by The Shadows
B-side"36-24-36"
Released1 September 1961 (1961-09-01)
Recorded27 January 1961[1]
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenreInstrumental surf
Length1:51
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Michael Carr[2]
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor[2]
The Shadows singles chronology
"The Frightened City"
(1961) 		"Kon-Tiki"
(1961) 		"The Savage"
(1961)

"Kon-Tiki" is an instrumental tune by British group the Shadows, released as a single in September 1961. It was the group's fifth hit and their second to top the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Background and release

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"Kon-Tiki" was written by Michael Carr, who had previously written "Man of Mystery" for the group. It refers to the raft used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl on his 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.[4] It was released with the B-side "36-24-36", which was written by the four Shadows members.[5]

Track listing

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7": Columbia / DB 4698

  1. "Kon-Tiki" – 1:51
  2. "36-24-36" – 1:42

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1961–62) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 35
France[8] 7
Germany (GfK)[9] 29
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[10] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 1

References

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  1. ^ Koers, Ivo. "Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles" (PDF). malcolmcampbell.me.uk. p. 8. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  3. ^ a b "Shadows: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "126. The Shadows - Kon-Tiki (1961)". Every UK Number 1. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ The Shadows - Kon-Tiki, retrieved 26 November 2021
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "The Shadows – Kon-Tiki" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 3 March 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  9. ^ "The Shadows – Kon-Tiki" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "Lever Hit Parade". flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ^ "The Shadows – Kon-Tiki". VG-lista.
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