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The song is associated with Ohio State University and is Ohio's official rock song. The song became standard fare for garage bands and, in 1965, it became one of the first songs recorded by the Yardbirds with guitarist Jeff Beck. A version by the rock group the McCoys was the most successful, when it reached number one in the singles chart. [3]
Their best-known hit is "Hang On Sloopy", which was #1 in the United States in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio. It also is the unofficial fight song of the Ohio State Buckeyes and is played at many Ohio State athletic events by the OSU bands.
Hang On Sloopy is the debut studio album by The McCoys, released in 1965. It reached #44 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [2] The album featured two singles: "Hang On Sloopy", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] and "Fever", which reached #7. [4]
Their debut single, "Hang on Sloopy", became a number-one hit in 1965 and is now regarded as a classic track from the garage rock era. The McCoys had seven songs chart in the top 100, including covers of "Fever" and "Come on Let's Go". In 1970, Derringer found further success with his song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo".
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1965. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 25, 1965, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 2 through October 30, 1965.
A cover version of their song "My Girl Sloopy", retitled "Hang On Sloopy", was a hit for the McCoys in 1965. [2] Their 1968 track "Cause You're Mine" (Epic Records 5-10418, although originally on Okeh Records) is listed at number 48 in The Northern Soul Top 500 by Kev Roberts. Roberts stated: "This track knocks you sideways by the 4th bar and ...
That song would later be recorded by the Isley Brothers, ... "Hang on Sloopy", The McCoys (1965), The Yardbirds ... Hang on Sloopy: The Bert Berns Story ...
The B-side, “Amsterdam”, was a cover of a Jacques Brel song, that had been performed live by Bowie since 1968. The song may have been recorded by Bowie in the summer 1973 sessions for Pin Ups [8] or in late 1971 [9] for the album Ziggy Stardust. Never selected as an album track, it was used as the single B-side as it fitted with "Sorrow".