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Language
English
First recorded on
July 21, 1961
Released on


Single
October 17, 1961

Other release

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Album
December 1961

Chart placings
#1 in United States
#6 in Belgium
#11 in United Kingdom
Tags
definitive hit song
Comments
The lyrics were rewritten by George David Weiss. Peretti and Creatore were the producers. For more information read Rian Malan's "Where does the Lion sleep tonight?".
Rating
(7th best version)
Licensing
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Adaptations

An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.