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"Twist and Shout" is a song written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell . It was originally recorded by the Topnotes and then covered by Isley Brothers and was later covered by The Beatles , with John Lennon on the lead vocals, and originally released on their first album '' Please Please Me ''. The song was covered by The Mamas & The Papas (in the style of a ballad) in 1967 on their album Deliver . It was also covered by Brian Poole And The Tremeloes . Most recently, " Chaka Demus and Pliers , Jack Radics and the Taxi Gang " reached #1 in the UK charts with their version in January 1994. ORIGINAL VERSION BY THE TOP NOTES In 1961, a year after " technique, and the recording lacked all of the energy the group exhibited in its live performances. When songwriter Bert Berns heard the final mix, he told Spector that he had " {Link without Title} up the song," and predicted a quick demise for the single.1 ISLEY BROTHERS When the Isley Brothers decided to record the song in 1962, Berns opted to produce, and thus demonstrate to Spector what he had intended to be the "sound" of the record. The resulting recording captured the verve of an Isley Brothers performance, and became the trio's first record to reach a Top 40 position in the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 singles chart. The Isley Brothers' version, with Ronald Isley on lead vocals, was the first major hit recording of the song, peaking at #17 on the U.S. pop top 40 charts, and #2 on the US R&B charts. The song quickly became a frequently covered Soul Music tune in the early 1960s. According to Ronald, the song was supposed to be the B-side to the Burt Bacharach standard, "Make It Easy On Yourself," which had been a hit for Jerry Butler . When the Isleys recorded "Twist & Shout," the brothers didn't think the song would do well, as they hadn't had a hit in the three years since " Shout! " established them. To their surprise, the song became their first Top 40 hit on both the Pop and R&B charts, and for a time established the group's reputation for producing fast-paced songs during their earlier career. Credits
THE BEATLES The Beatles released the song on their first UK album, '' Please Please Me .'' The recording session for that album was their first album session, and is notable for eleven songs having been recorded in a mere 10 hours. ''Twist and Shout'' was the last song recorded, Producer George Martin knew John Lennon 's voice would suffer from the performance, so he left it until last, with only 15 minutes of scheduled recording time remaining for the album. Lennon was suffering from a cold, and was drinking milk and sucking on cough drops to soothe his throat. Even so, he produced a memorable vocal performance, a raucous, dynamic rocker. He later said his voice was not the same for a long time afterward, and that "every time {Link without Title} swallowed, it felt like sandpaper."The Beatles. ''The Beatles Anthology''. Chronicle Books, LLC, 2000. Two takes were recorded, and the first take is heard on the album. George Martin said, "I did try a second take ... but John's voice had gone."Mark Lewisohn, ''The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions'' This is one of the Beatles first songs featuring the group singing "wooo" in harmony, which would become a cliché of the early Beatles and "Beatlemania". The Beatles' cover was released in the U.S. as a single by Vee-Jay Records on the Tollie label. It reached #2 on April 4th 1964, the week when the first ''five'' places on the chart were all Beatles singles. (In the '' Cashbox '' singles chart for the same week, "Twist and Shout" was #1.) In the United States, "Twist and Shout" was the only million-selling Beatles single that was a cover record, and the only Beatles cover single to reach the Top 10 on any national record chart. In the UK, "Twist and Shout" was released on an EP with three other tracks from the ''Please Please Me'' album, both the EP and Album reached #1 (see Twist And Shout (EP) . In Canada, it became the title track to the second album of Beatles material to be issued by Capitol Records Of Canada on February 3 , 1964 . It is regarded as one of the finest examples of British rock and roll for its vocal performance.Ian Macdonald, ''Revolution In The Head'', p.67 The song was used as a rousing closing number on ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium'' in October 1963 and at ''The Royal Variety Show'' in November 1963, the former signalling the start of " Beatlemania ." They also performed it on their '' Ed Sullivan Show '' appearance in February 1964. 1986 recharting '''']] The Beatles' version of the song enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in 1986 after Matthew Broderick Lip Sync ed it in the film '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off .'' Coincidentally, the Rodney Dangerfield film '' Back To School '' (released two days after ''Ferris'') also featured the song, this one sung by Dangerfield himself and patterned after the Beatles' arrangement. The use in the two films help propel the single up the Billboard Hot 100 , where it peaked at #23 that summer, although McCartney was reportedly not pleased with the song's use in either of the films. Credits
BRIAN POOLE AND THE TREMELOES In 1962 the Decca record label signed Brian Poole And The Tremeloes , a group from Dagenham, Essex, in preference to the Beatles. Both groups auditioned on the same day, and it has become legend that the Beatles were rejected by the label. Ironically, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes had no chart success until the "Beat group" boom in British rock surfaced, following the phenomenal success of the Beatles. This triggered the frenzied signing of most of the popular Liverpool rock groups of that period by the major record labels, and their distinctive "sound" became known as Merseybeat . Brian Poole and the Tremeloes imitated this style, and covered "Twist and Shout" four months after the Beatles had released their version, and achieved number 4 position in the UK Singles Chart . OTHER COVER VERSIONS
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