| "Atlantis" | ||||
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| Single byThe Shadows | ||||
| B-side | "I Want You to Want Me" | |||
| Released | 31 May 1963 (1963-05-31) | |||
| Recorded | 13 December 1962[1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Jerry Lordan | |||
| Producer | Norrie Paramor | |||
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"Atlantis" is arock music instrumental by British groupthe Shadows, released as a single in May 1963. It spent 17 weeks on theUK Singles Chart, peaking at number two for two weeks.[2]
"Atlantis" was written byJerry Lordan, who had previously written two chart-topping songs for the Shadows, "Apache" and "Wonderful Land". It was released with the B-side "I Want You to Want Me", written byHank Marvin. Whilst the Shadows had included vocals on some of their album tracks, "I Want You to Want Me" was the first single by the Shadows to feature vocals since "Saturday Dance", released as the B-side to "Lonesome Fella" in 1959.[3] "Atlantis" was recorded on 13 December 1962 atEMI Studios inLondon; "I Want You to Want Me", on the other hand, was recorded on 1 May 1963 whilst the group were inBarcelona.[1] The Shadows came up with the title "Atlantis" whilst on a bus in Barcelona, saying it was "a follow-on to theTelstar, Polaris idea".[3]
Reviewed inNew Record Mirror, "Atlantis" was described as having "a medium tempo beat with some strings in the background. Rather like all the rest of their stuff but still with a lot of commercial appeal. There's also a femme chorus on the backing. Nice stuff for the younger teens".[3] Reviewing forDisc,Don Nicholl described it as an "attractive Latin beat instrumental" and "a deceptive little item – by no means so simple as it sounds".[4]
7": Columbia / DB 7047
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 11 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] | 15 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[8] | 7 |
| Germany (GfK)[9] | 23 |
| Hong Kong[10] | 2 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 3 |
| Israel (Kol Israel)[12] | 5 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 6 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[14] | 4 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[15] | 5 |
| South Africa (SARMDA)[16] | 3 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[17] | 18 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[18] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 2 |