"Speedy Gonzales" | |
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Single by David Dante | |
B-side | " K-K-K-Katy" |
Released | April 1961 |
Recorded | 1961 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:28 |
Label | RCA Victor |
Songwriter(s) | Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hill |
Producer(s) | Hugo & Luigi |
"Speedy Gonzales" is a 1961 song by David Hess (RCA 8056), [1] who recorded it under the name David Dante, about Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico". It was written by Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee and Dante/Hess. The David Dante original version briefly entered the U.S. Music Vendor chart in April 1961.
"Speedy Gonzales" | |
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Single by Pat Boone | |
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales | |
B-side | "The Locket" |
Released | 1962 |
Recorded | 1962 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:30 |
Label | Dot |
Songwriter(s) | Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hill |
Producer(s) | Randy Wood |
The song was popularized in the United States as a 1962 single by Pat Boone. [2] The Boone version peaked at the No. 6 Billboard Hot 100 position in 1962 during a total chart run of 13 weeks, doing better in many national charts in Europe, where it sold a million copies. [3] The female voice ("La-la-la...") on this song was of Robin Ward. [3] It also incorporated Mel Blanc voicing Speedy Gonzales as he did in the Warner Brothers cartoons.
Dante's version details a demand from a girl named Consuela to Speedy to stop roving about and take care of his neglected household. Boone's song adds a spoken introduction stating that he was wandering between some old adobe haciendas on a moonlit night in Mexico, where he heard the voice of a Mexican girl calling to Speedy, and Mel Blanc's inserts replace a recurring line from Dante's lyrics.
Warner Bros. Pictures sued Boone and Dot Records for $850,000 over Blanc's performance of Speedy's voice on Boone's record without their authorization. The case was later dropped.
Pat Boone version
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Argentina [4] | 1 |
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [5] | 3 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 1 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] | 7 |
France ( IFOP) [8] | 8 |
Ireland ( Evening Herald) [9] | 4 |
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [10] | 1 |
Norway ( VG-lista) [11] | 1 |
Sweden ( Kvällstoppen) [12] | 1 |
Sweden ( Tio i Topp) [13] | 1 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [14] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] | 6 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [16] | 1 |
"Speedy Gonzales" | ||||
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Single by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz | ||||
from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz | ||||
Released | June 22, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Cumbia | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | EMI Latin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Buddy Kaye, David Hess, Ethel Lee | |||
Producer(s) | A.B. Quintanilla | |||
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz singles chronology | ||||
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"Speedy Gonzales" by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz is the third single from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz. The song was covered in Spanish.
"Speedy Gonzales" | |
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Single by David Dante | |
B-side | " K-K-K-Katy" |
Released | April 1961 |
Recorded | 1961 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:28 |
Label | RCA Victor |
Songwriter(s) | Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hill |
Producer(s) | Hugo & Luigi |
"Speedy Gonzales" is a 1961 song by David Hess (RCA 8056), [1] who recorded it under the name David Dante, about Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico". It was written by Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee and Dante/Hess. The David Dante original version briefly entered the U.S. Music Vendor chart in April 1961.
"Speedy Gonzales" | |
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Single by Pat Boone | |
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales | |
B-side | "The Locket" |
Released | 1962 |
Recorded | 1962 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:30 |
Label | Dot |
Songwriter(s) | Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hill |
Producer(s) | Randy Wood |
The song was popularized in the United States as a 1962 single by Pat Boone. [2] The Boone version peaked at the No. 6 Billboard Hot 100 position in 1962 during a total chart run of 13 weeks, doing better in many national charts in Europe, where it sold a million copies. [3] The female voice ("La-la-la...") on this song was of Robin Ward. [3] It also incorporated Mel Blanc voicing Speedy Gonzales as he did in the Warner Brothers cartoons.
Dante's version details a demand from a girl named Consuela to Speedy to stop roving about and take care of his neglected household. Boone's song adds a spoken introduction stating that he was wandering between some old adobe haciendas on a moonlit night in Mexico, where he heard the voice of a Mexican girl calling to Speedy, and Mel Blanc's inserts replace a recurring line from Dante's lyrics.
Warner Bros. Pictures sued Boone and Dot Records for $850,000 over Blanc's performance of Speedy's voice on Boone's record without their authorization. The case was later dropped.
Pat Boone version
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Argentina [4] | 1 |
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [5] | 3 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 1 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] | 7 |
France ( IFOP) [8] | 8 |
Ireland ( Evening Herald) [9] | 4 |
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [10] | 1 |
Norway ( VG-lista) [11] | 1 |
Sweden ( Kvällstoppen) [12] | 1 |
Sweden ( Tio i Topp) [13] | 1 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [14] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] | 6 |
West Germany ( Official German Charts) [16] | 1 |
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Single by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz | ||||
from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz | ||||
Released | June 22, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Cumbia | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | EMI Latin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Buddy Kaye, David Hess, Ethel Lee | |||
Producer(s) | A.B. Quintanilla | |||
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz singles chronology | ||||
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"Speedy Gonzales" by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz is the third single from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz. The song was covered in Spanish.