Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie
| "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" | ||||
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| Single by Bill Haley & His Comets | ||||
| from the album Rock Around the Clock | ||||
| B-side | "Burn That Candle" | |||
| Released | October 1955 | |||
| Recorded | September 22, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Pythian Temple studios, 135 West 70th Street, New York City | |||
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| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Haley | |||
| Producer(s) | Milt Gabler | |||
| Bill Haley & His Comets singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" is a 1952 song composed by Bill Haley and first recorded by the Esquire Boys in 1952. Bill Haley and the Comets recorded the song in 1955 for Decca. The song was featured in the 1956 movie Rock Around the Clock.
The Bill Haley single peaked at #41 on the Billboard chart in 1955 and #4 in the UK on the Record Retailers chart. The 1954 recording by The Esquire Boys peaked at #42 on the Cash Box singles chart that year.