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"Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-inspired surf instrumental song written by Chuck Rio and recorded by American rock and roll band The Champs. "Tequila" became a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced in pop culture to this day.
The Champs are an American rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged 1958 instrumental single "Tequila". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The group took their name from that of Gene Autry 's horse, Champion, [ 2 ] and was formed by studio executives at Autry's Challenge Records [ 3 ] to record a B-side for the Dave Burgess single , "Train to Nowhere".
It should only contain pages that are The Champs songs or lists of The Champs songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about The Champs songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
Daniel Flores (July 11, 1929 – September 19, 2006), also known by his stage name Chuck Rio, was an American Rock and roll saxophonist.He is best remembered for his self-penned song "Tequila", which he recorded with The Champs, the band of which he was a member at the time, and which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Dave Burgess (born December 3, 1934, Beverly Hills, California, United States) is an American guitar player, singer, songwriter, and band leader of The Champs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Biography
His next single was a cover of The Champs' song "Tequila", which reached #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. [2] He also covered The Pets' hit, "Chua-Hua-Hua" for Gone Records, which was featured on the soundtrack to The Iron Giant in 1999. [citation needed]
Chubby Checker released a remix of the song in 2003, titled "Limbo Rock (Remixes)", produced by Mike Rogers and Gary Lefkowith and featuring Inner Circle.Phil Sweetland, writing for the New York Times stated that at "age 62 and 43 years after 'The Twist,' Chubby Checker has once again comes up with a top-five single: a hip-hop-flavored version of another of his 1960's hits, 'Limbo Rock.'"
This "Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé" chorus of this song became the chant commonly used all over the world. [1] The chorus of the song is "Olé, olé, olé, we are the champions, we are the champions", but it is used in football chant as "Olé, olé, olé, olé, we are the champs, we are the champs", losing a complete syllable and note of the song.