Kon-Tiki (song)

"Kon-Tiki"
Single by The Shadows
B-side	"36-24-36" (Welch-Marvin-Harris-Meehan)
Released	September 1961
Format	7" 45rpm
Genre	Instrumental rock
Label	Columbia (EMI) 45-DB 4698
Writer(s)	Michael Carr
Producer(s)	Norrie Paramor
The Shadows singles chronology
"The Frightened City" (April 1961) "Kon-Tiki" (1961) "The Savage" (16 Nov 1961)
Cliff Richard and The Shadows chronology "A Girl Like You" (16 Jun 1961) "When the Girl In Your Arms is the Girl In Your Heart" (6 Oct 1961)

"Kon-Tiki" is an instrumental tune by the Shadows. It became a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in October 1961. It was the fifth Shadows hit and their second to reach the top of the UK chart.

Meehan was replaced by Brian Bennett in the Shadows line-up whilst this single was still at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.

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