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Language
English
First recorded on
November 11, 1958
Released on


Single
December 1958

Chart placings
#28 in United States
Comments
Before King. Ballard & Co recorded it first for Vee-Jay, but it was not released at the time
Modelled after "Whatcha Gonna Do?" (1955) by Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters
Rating
(best version)
Licensing
Request a synchronization license

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Versions

written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
December 1958 First recording on November 11, 1958
First release
listen on Internet Archive June 1960 Definitive version
More famous than the original
Hit song
June 1960
November 1961
November 1961
November 1961
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January 1962
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April 1962
April 1962
listen on Internet Archive July 1962
July 1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
June 1963
November 11, 1963
October 1964
1972 Medley
Live
1977 Medley
1981
1981 Released more than 10 years after its recording
1987 Live
1988 Medley
Hit song
1988 Medley
1992
1992 Live
1994 Medley
1995 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Live
April 15, 1997 Live
December 24, 1997 Live
1997 Medley
June 1, 1999
June 4, 2001
October 29, 2002
2005
2006 Medley
The Twist The Playtones 2012 Unverified
October 19, 2013
May 2019
November 13, 2020

written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
September 1960 First release
February 24, 1998
February 12, 2016

written by Spanish

O Twist written by Portuguese (not verified yet)

The Twist written by Italian (not verified yet)