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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = C'mon Everybody
| name = C'mon Everybody
| cover = Eddie_Cochran_Cmon_Everybody_Liberty_F-55166.jpg
| cover = Eddie_Cochran_Cmon_Everybody_Liberty_F-55166.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Eddie Cochran]]
| artist = [[Eddie Cochran]]
| B-side = Don't Ever Let Me Go
| B-side = Don't Ever Let Me Go
| released = October 1958
| released = October 1958
| recorded = October 10, 1958
| format = [[45 rpm record]]
| recorded = October 10, 1958
| genre = *[[Rock and roll]]
| genre =
*[[Rock and roll]]
*[[rockabilly]]
*[[rockabilly]]
| length = 1:53
| length = 1:53
| label =
| label = *[[Liberty Records|Liberty]] 55166 (US)
*[[Liberty Records|Liberty]] 55166 (US)
*[[London Records|London]] HLU 8792 (UK)
*[[London Records|London]] HLU 8792 (UK)
| writer =
| writer = *Eddie Cochran
*Eddie Cochran
*[[Jerry Capehart]]
*[[Jerry Capehart]]
| producer = Eddie Cochran
| producer = Eddie Cochran
}}
}}


"'''C'mon Everybody'''" is a 1958 song by [[Eddie Cochran]] and [[Jerry Capehart]], originally released as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Cochran-Dont-Ever-Let-Me-Go-Cmon-Everybody/release/1854848|title=Eddie Cochran - Don't Ever Let Me Go / C'mon Everybody|website=Discogs}}</ref><ref>This is an earlier and different song from the similarly titled but unrelated song performed by [[Elvis Presley]] in the 1964 film ''[[Viva Las Vegas]]''. This song is credited to songwriter [[Joy Byers]], although in recent years Byers's husband and songwriting partner [[Bob Johnston]] has disputed this. Johnston wrote a number of songs for Elvis in the 1960s including "[[It Hurts Me]]" and "Let Yourself Go," both of which were performed by Elvis in the 1968 "[[Elvis (1968 TV program)|Comeback Special]]."</ref> In 1959 it peaked in the UK (where Cochran had major success and where he died in 1960) at number six in the [[UK Singles Chart|singles chart]], and, thirty years later, in 1988, the track was re-issued there and became a number 14 hit. In the United States the song got to number 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "C'mon Everybody" is ranked number 403 on the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. In Ireland it was used as the theme tune for [[People In Need Telethon]] (1989-2007).
"'''C'mon Everybody'''" is a 1958 song by [[Eddie Cochran]] and [[Jerry Capehart]], originally released as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Cochran-Dont-Ever-Let-Me-Go-Cmon-Everybody/release/1854848|title=Eddie Cochran - Don't Ever Let Me Go / C'mon Everybody|website=Discogs}}</ref><ref>This is an earlier and different song from the similarly titled but unrelated song performed by [[Elvis Presley]] in the 1964 film ''[[Viva Las Vegas]]''. This song is credited to songwriter [[Joy Byers]], although in recent years Byers's husband and songwriting partner [[Bob Johnston]] has disputed this. Johnston wrote a number of songs for Elvis in the 1960s including "[[It Hurts Me]]" and "Let Yourself Go," both of which were performed by Elvis in the 1968 "[[Elvis (1968 TV program)|Comeback Special]]."</ref>


==Background==
When Cochran recorded his lead vocal for the song, he also created an alternate version of the song called "Let's Get Together". The only change to the lyrics was exactly that: the phrase ''"Let's get together"'' in place of ''"C'mon everybody".'' This alternate version was eventually released on a compilation album in the 1970s.
When Cochran recorded his lead vocal for the song, he also created an alternate version of the song called "Let's Get Together". The only change to the lyrics was exactly that: the phrase ''"Let's get together"'' in place of ''"C'mon everybody".'' This alternate version was eventually released on a compilation album in the 1960s.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
In 1959 it peaked in the UK (where Cochran had major success and where he died in 1960) at number six in the [[UK Singles Chart|singles chart]], and, thirty years later, in 1988, the track was re-issued there and became a number 14 hit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eddie Cochran|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6660/eddie-cochran/|website=[[Official Charts]]|access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In the United States the song got to number 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

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|align="left"|Flanders Singles Chart<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/5b75/eddie-cochran-c%27mon-everybody|title=Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody|website=Ultratop.be|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
[[Sex Pistols]] ( with [[Sid Vicious]], not [[John Lydon]] on vocals) covered the song for their soundtrack [[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]] in 1979. The song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500. "C'mon Everybody" is ranked number 403 on the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. It was also used by [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] to promote their 501 jeans line in 1988. The song was re-released as a promotional single that year. [[The Hershey Company]] used Cochran's version in a 2021 promotional advertisement for Hershey's chocolate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OY0G/hersheys-smore-good-times-together-song-by-eddie-cochran|title=Hershey's S'mores Commercial|website=iSpot.tv|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>
The song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500. It was also used by [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] to promote their 501 jean range in 1988. The advert, titled "Eddie Cochran" and directed by Syd Macartney, told the story of how the (purported) narrator, songwriter [[Sharon Sheeley]], attracted Eddie Cochran by wearing said jeans. The song was re-released as a promotional single that year.


English rock band [[Humble Pie]] covered the song for their 1972 album ''[[Smokin' (Humble Pie album)|Smokin'<nowiki/>]]'', which had a heavier distorted tone and featured original guitar [[Lick (music)|licks]] and a guitar [[Guitar solo|solo]] incorporated by the band. [[Led Zeppelin]] regularly played the song live, though did not record it on any album. <ref>{{Citation |title=Humble Pie - Smokin' Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/smokin-mw0000651467 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Milano |first=Brett |date=2022-03-30 |title='Smokin'': Humble Pie's Acclaimed 1972 Album Is Still Hot |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/smokin-humble-pie-jerry-shirley-interview-feature/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Cover versions==
*[[Led Zeppelin]] – ''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)]]'' (Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1970), released 2003)
* [[UFO (band)|UFO]] – “[[UFO 1]]” (1970)
*[[Humble Pie (band)|Humble Pie]] – ''[[Smokin' (Humble Pie album)|Smokin']]'' (1972)
* [[Sex Pistols]] (vocals by [[Sid Vicious]]) – ''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]'' (1978, released 1979)
* [[UFO (band)|UFO]] – ''C'Mon Everybody'' (1981) <ref>{{Discogs release|2634275|C'Mon Everybody|type=album}}</ref>
* [[Bryan Adams]] - ''[[Tracks of My Years]]'', Deluxe Edition (2014)


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:1958 singles]]
[[Category:1958 singles]]

Revision as of 07:31, 11 April 2024

For the Elvis Presley album, see C'mon Everybody (album).
"C'mon Everybody"
Single by Eddie Cochran
B-side"Don't Ever Let Me Go"
ReleasedOctober 1958
RecordedOctober 10, 1958
Genre
Length1:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eddie Cochran

"C'mon Everybody" is a 1958 song by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart, originally released as a B-side.[1][2]

Background

When Cochran recorded his lead vocal for the song, he also created an alternate version of the song called "Let's Get Together". The only change to the lyrics was exactly that: the phrase "Let's get together" in place of "C'mon everybody". This alternate version was eventually released on a compilation album in the 1960s.

Personnel

Chart performance

In 1959 it peaked in the UK (where Cochran had major success and where he died in 1960) at number six in the singles chart, and, thirty years later, in 1988, the track was re-issued there and became a number 14 hit.[3] In the United States the song got to number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (1958/59) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 39
Flanders Singles Chart[4] 20
UK Singles Chart 6
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 35
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 7
UK Singles Chart 14

Legacy

Sex Pistols ( with Sid Vicious, not John Lydon on vocals) covered the song for their soundtrack The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle in 1979. The song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500. "C'mon Everybody" is ranked number 403 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also used by Levi Strauss & Co. to promote their 501 jeans line in 1988. The song was re-released as a promotional single that year. The Hershey Company used Cochran's version in a 2021 promotional advertisement for Hershey's chocolate.[6]

English rock band Humble Pie covered the song for their 1972 album Smokin', which had a heavier distorted tone and featured original guitar licks and a guitar solo incorporated by the band. Led Zeppelin regularly played the song live, though did not record it on any album. [7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Eddie Cochran - Don't Ever Let Me Go / C'mon Everybody". Discogs.
  2. ^ This is an earlier and different song from the similarly titled but unrelated song performed by Elvis Presley in the 1964 film Viva Las Vegas. This song is credited to songwriter Joy Byers, although in recent years Byers's husband and songwriting partner Bob Johnston has disputed this. Johnston wrote a number of songs for Elvis in the 1960s including "It Hurts Me" and "Let Yourself Go," both of which were performed by Elvis in the 1968 "Comeback Special."
  3. ^ "Eddie Cochran". Official Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Eddie Cochran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Hershey's S'mores Commercial". iSpot.tv. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ Humble Pie - Smokin' Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-02-09
  8. ^ Milano, Brett (2022-03-30). "'Smokin: Humble Pie's Acclaimed 1972 Album Is Still Hot". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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