"Johnny B. Goode" | ||||
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Single by Chuck Berry | ||||
B-side | "Around and Around" | |||
Released | March 31, 1958 | |||
Recorded | January 6, 1958 | |||
Studio | Chess, Chicago | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Chess | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chuck Berry | |||
Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
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"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Hot 100 chart.[1] The song remains a staple of rock n' roll music.
"Johnny B. Goode" is considered one of the most recognizable songs in the history of popular music. Credited as "the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom",[2] it has been covered by various other artists and has received several honors and accolades. These include being ranked 33rd and 7th, respectively on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2021 [3] and 2004 versions of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[2][4] It was also included as one of the 27 songs on the Voyager Golden Record, a collection of music, images, and sounds designed to serve as an introduction and record of global humanity’s achievements, innovations and culture, to alien/otherworldly inhabitants.