Foot Tapper

"Foot Tapper" is an instrumental by the British guitar group The Shadows.[1] It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and was The Shadows' last UK number-one hit (not including those where they performed as Cliff Richard's backing group).[2]

"Foot Tapper"
Single by The Shadows
from the album Summer Holiday
B-side
Released7 March 1963
GenrePop
LabelColumbia DB4984[1]
Songwriter(s)Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch[1]
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor[1]
The Shadows singles chronology
"Dance On!"
(1962)		 "Foot Tapper"
(1963)		 "Atlantis (instrumental)"
(1963)

It is also known for being the signature tune and closing theme for the BBC Radio 2 programme Sounds of the 60s, from when it started in 1983 until Brian Matthew left the show in 2017.

Charts
Chart
(1962)		Position
UK Singles Chart [3]1
Australia2
Hong Kong3
Irish Singles Chart2
Netherlands7
New Zealand5
Norway5
South Africa4
Sweden6

Personnel

References
  1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 148. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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