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
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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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