| "Geronimo" | ||||
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| Single byThe Shadows | ||||
| B-side | "Shazam" | |||
| Released | 29 November 1963 (1963-11-29) | |||
| Recorded | 13 December 1962[1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 2:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Hank Marvin | |||
| Producer | Norrie Paramor | |||
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"Geronimo" is an instrumental by British groupthe Shadows, released as a single in November 1963. It peaked at number 11 on theUK Singles Chart.[2]
"Geronimo" was written by the Shadows' Hank Marvin and was released with the B-side "Shazam", originally recorded byDuane Eddy in 1960.[3] "Geronimo" was recorded atEMI Studios (later renamed Abbey Road) in December 1962; "Shazam" was recorded at the Jubilee Theatre inBlackpool in August 1963 whilst the group were on tour.[1]
Reviewed inRecord Mirror, "Geronimo" was described as having "an "Apache" beat in the background, and the whole thing moves along smoothly. Maybe not up to the standard of some of their previous hits, but cleverly played, and with a driving beat.Norrie Paramor string and choral backing. But we don't reckon this'll do so well as most of theirs".[4] ForDisc,Don Nicholl wrote that it "gallops along well in the spirit of its Red Indian title" and that it is "a good production that ought to do at least as well as "Shindig".[5]
7": Columbia / DB 7163
| Chart (1963–64) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 8 |
| Canada (Vancouver CFUN)[7] | 28 |
| Hong Kong[8] | 4 |
| Ireland (Evening Herald) | 8 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 29 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[10] | 10 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[11] | 18 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 11 |