My Sharona
1979 single by the Knack / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"My Sharona" (/ʃəˈroʊnə/) is the debut single by the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and it was released in 1979 from their debut album, Get the Knack. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, where it remained for six weeks, and was number one on Billboard's 1979 Top Pop Singles year-end chart.
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"My Sharona" | ||||
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Single by the Knack | ||||
from the album Get the Knack | ||||
B-side | "Let Me Out" | |||
Released | June 18, 1979[1] | |||
Recorded | April 1979 | |||
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Length | 3:58 (single edit) 4:52 (album version) | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Doug Fieger, Berton Averre | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||
The Knack singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
The Knack – "My Sharona" on YouTube | ||||
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It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, representing 500,000 copies sold,[5] and was Capitol Records' fastest gold status debut single since the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964.[6] It has since gone on to sell more than 10 million copies as of 2010.[7][8]