| “Hit the Road Jack” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by Ray Charles | ||
| B-side | "The Danger Zone" | |
| Released | 1961 | |
| Format | 7", 45rpm | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 2:00 | |
| Label | ABC | |
| Writer(s) | Percy Mayfield | |
| Producer | ??? | |
| Certification | ??? | |
"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Percy Mayfield ( August 12 1920 In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Percy Mayfield ( August 12 1920 Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning on Monday, October 9, 1961.
Song information
Covers
- SMAK on their 30th Anniversary concert in Belgrade.
- Big Youth in a reggae version, on his 1976 album Hit the Road Jack. Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica) better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Track listing Whats Going On Hit The Road Jack Wake Up Everybody Get Up Stand Up Jah Man Of Syreen Ten Against One Hotter Also released on the album Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979. Track listing CD1Hot Stock 1973 Chucky No Lucky Waterhouse Rock Hot Cross Bun River Jordan Children Children Mr
- The Stampeders (1970s)
- Suzi Quatro (1970s)
- The Residents (1987)
- Buster Poindexter (1989)
- Bob Walsh (2002)
- A'Cappella ExpreSSS (2005)
- John Scofield (2005)
- Miyavi (2005 - live)
- Basement Jaxx (2006)
- Tic Tac Toe (2006)
- Kava (2007)
The original was also used for the WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After, and the movie Grumpier Old Men. The Stampeders are a 1970s Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson Ronnie King and Kim Berly Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatronella, June 3 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter, The Residents is an American Avant-garde music and Visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums created numerous musical short films Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) David Johansen (born January 9 1950, in Staten Island, New York) is an American rock, punk, Blues A'Cappella ExpreSSS is a professional A cappella group from Russia, consisting of six members Soprano Elena Nazarova Tenor Max Kostra John Scofield (born December 26 1951 in Dayton Ohio) is an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer, who has played and collaborated Miyavi (born September 14, 1981, in Konohana-ku Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese rock guitarist currently known for his Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Tic Tac Toe was an all-female German Pop group that used Hip-hop elements in their songs KAVA (1480 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format Unhappily Ever After (often shortened to Unhappily in promotional advertisements was an American sitcom that aired for 100 Grumpier Old Men is a 1995 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret
In popular culture
The song is often played during sporting events when a player from the visiting team is forced to leave the game, such as an ice hockey player sent to the penalty box, a basketball player fouling out, or a player being ejected from the game. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m It may also be played near the end of the game, when the home team appears likely to win.
When Joe Mikulik has his meltdown, the song could be heard in the background; along with Who's on First?, Tom Hanks shouting "There's no crying in baseball!" from A League of Their Own. Joseph "Joe" Mikulik, born October 30 1963 in Weimar Texas, is a former Minor league baseball player and the current manager of the Asheville Who's on First? is a comedy routine made famous by Abbott and Costello. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director A League of Their Own is a 1992 Comedy-drama Film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional
| Preceded by "Take Good Care of My Baby" by Bobby Vee |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Ray Charles version) October 9, 1961 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Runaround Sue" by Dion |
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