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International Louie Louie Day

"Louie Louie"
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Single by Richard Berry
A-side "You Are My Sunshine"
B-side "Louie Louie"
Released April 1957
Format Vinyl single
Recorded 1957
Genre Rhythm and blues
Length 2:09
Label Flip 321
Writer(s) Richard Berry
Richard Berry singles chronology
"Take The Key" "Louie Louie" "Sweet Sugar You"
Note: Flip 321 re-released later in 1957 with "Louie Louie" as A-side with "Rock, Rock, Rock" B-side.
"Louie Louie"
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Single by Rockin' Robin Roberts
B-side "Maryanne"
Released 1961
Recorded 1960
Genre Rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Length 2:40
Label Etiquette ET-1
"Louie Louie"
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Original release
Single by The Kingsmen
from the album The Kingsmen In Person
B-side "Haunted Castle"
Released May 1963
Recorded April 1963
Genre Garage rock
Length 2:42
Label Jerden 712 (regional release)
Writer(s) Richard Berry
Producer(s) Ken Chase, Jerry Dennon
The Kingsmen singles chronology
"Louie Louie"
(1963)
"Money"
(1964)
"Louie Louie"
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Second Wand release with "Lead vocal by Jack Ely" text
Single by The Kingsmen
from the album The Kingsmen In Person
B-side "Haunted Castle"
Released October 1963
Recorded April 1963
Length 2:42 (2:24 on label)
Label Wand 143 (national release)
Writer(s) Richard Berry
Producer(s) Ken Chase, Jerry Dennon
"Louie Louie"
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Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
from the album "Here They Come!"
B-side "Night Train"
Released June 1963
Recorded April 1963
Length 2:38
Label Sandē 101
Producer(s) Roger Hart
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology
"So Fine" "Louie Louie" "Louie Go Home"
"Louie Louie"
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Single by Motörhead
from the album Overkill (re-issue)
B-side "Tear Ya Down"
Released 30th September 1978
Format 7"
Recorded Wessex Studios
London 1978
Genre Rock n Roll, Hard rock
Length 2:47
Label Bronze Records/EMI
Producer(s) Neil Richmond
Motörhead
Motörhead singles chronology
"Motorhead"
(1977)
"Louie Louie"
(1978)
"Overkill"
(1979)
"Louie Louie"
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The cover features Black Flag's singer, Dez Cadena, and some of his improvised lyrics to "Louie Louie".
Single by Black Flag
B-side "Damaged I"
Released 1981
Format 7-inch, CD
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 05:22
Label Posh Boy
Writer(s) Richard Berry, Dez Cadena
Producer(s) Spot, Black Flag
Black Flag chronology
Jealous Again
(1980)
"Louie Louie"
(1981)
Six Pack
(1981)

"Louie Louie" is an American rhythm and blues song written by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists. The song was originally written and performed in the style of a Jamaican ballad. It tells, in simple verse–chorus form, the first-person story of a Jamaican sailor returning to the island to see his lady love.

The Kingsmen's edition was the subject of an FBI investigation about the supposed but nonexistent obscenity of the lyrics, an investigation that ended without prosecution. Ironically, the song notably includes the drummer yelling "Fuck!" after dropping his drumstick at the 0:54 mark.

"Louie Louie" has been recognized by organizations and publications worldwide for its influence on the history of rock and roll. A partial list (see "Recognition and rankings" table below) includes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, National Public Radio, VH1, Rolling Stone, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Recording Industry Association of America. In addition to new versions appearing regularly on YouTube and elsewhere, other major examples of the song's legacy include the unsuccessful attempt in 1985 to make it the state song of Washington, the celebration of International Louie Louie Day every year on April 11, the annual Louie Louie Parade in Philadelphia from 1985 to 1989, the LouieFest in Tacoma from 2003 to 2012, and the ongoing annual Louie Louie Parade and Festival in Peoria.


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