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Reelin' and Rockin'
"Reelin' and Rockin'"
Single by Chuck Berry
from the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions
B-side"Let's Boogie"
ReleasedNovember 1972 (1972-11)
RecordedFebruary 3, 1972
StudioChess (Chicago)[1]
VenueLanchester Arts Festival, Coventry, England
GenreRock and roll
Length4:26
LabelChess 2136
SongwriterChuck Berry
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Chuck Berry singles chronology
"My Ding-a-Ling"
(1972) 		"Reelin' and Rockin'"
(1972) 		"Bio"
(1973)

"Reelin' and Rockin'" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. It was originally recorded in 1957 and released as the B-side of "Sweet Little Sixteen".

Recording

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The song was recorded on December 29–30, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois.

The session was produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil.

The song was released as Chess single number 1683.[2]

A live version of the song was released in late 1972, peaking at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1973. It reached number 21 in Canada and number 18 in the UK.[3]

Charts

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Chart (1972–73) Peak
position
Canadian Top Singles (RPM) 21
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 27
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 30

Dave Clark Five cover

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"Reelin' and Rockin'"
Single by the Dave Clark Five
from the album Weekend in London
B-side"I'm Thinking" (US)
"Little Bitty Pretty One" (UK)
Released2 April 1965
GenrePop
LabelColumbia/EMI
SongwriterChuck Berry
The Dave Clark Five singles chronology
"Come Home"
(1965) 		"Reelin' and Rockin'"
(1965) 		"I Like It Like That"
(1965)

The Dave Clark Five covered "Reelin' and Rockin'" in early 1965. The single peaked at number 24 in the UK,[7] number 23 in the US,[8] and number 12 in Australia. Their rendition became the first and overall highest-charting version of the song. Cash Box described it as "a rollicking terpsichorean-themed contagious rocker."[9]

Charts

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Chart (1965) Peak
position
Australia KMR 12
Sweden 7
UK (OCC) [7] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 23
US Cash Box Top 100[10] 15

Other cover versions

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"Reelin' and Rockin'" was also covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Rolling Stones, George Thorogood, Conway Twitty, Alex Harvey, and others.[11]

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  • In the Philippines, the song was also used as a same title and was formerly broadcast on IBC 13 from 1989 to 1990.

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