Shotgun (song)
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| "Shotgun" | ||||
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| Single by Junior Walker & the All Stars | ||||
| from the album Shotgun | ||||
| Released | January 1965 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville, USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Motown Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Autry DeWalt | |||
| Producer | Barry Gordy | |||
| Junior Walker & the All Stars singles chronology | ||||
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"Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn.[1] It reached number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and was a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
[edit] "Shotgun" in film
The song has been used in the films Misery (1990), Malcolm X (1992), and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
The song was also used as the theme song for "Ain't Nothin' But a Woman". A sketch-comedy segment previously featured on BET's ComicView
[edit] References
- ^ Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. New York: Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 3.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 607.
| Preceded by "My Girl" by The Temptations |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single March 13 – March 27, 1965 April 24, 1965 |
Succeeded by "Got to Get You Off My Mind" by Solomon Burke |
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