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Apache (instrumental)

"Apache" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded by Bert Weedon. Lordan played the song on ukulele to the Shadows while on tour and, liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in mid-1960.[1] The Shadows' guitarist Hank Marvin developed the song's distinctive echo and vibrato sound. After hearing the Shadows' version, Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann released a cover of the song in November 1960 which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[2]

"Apache"

"Lonely Guitar"

July 1960 (1960-07)

Early 1960

Instrumental rock

2:37

Top Rank JAR-415

Jerry Lordan

A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called "hip-hop's national anthem".[3] Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" by the Shadows at number 96 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

"Apache"

"Quatermasster's Stores"

8 July 1960 (1960-07-08)

17 June 1960 (1960-06-17)

EMI Studios, London

Instrumental rock

2:56

Columbia DB 4484[9]

Jerry Lordan

Norrie Paramor[9]

– lead guitar

Hank Marvin

– acoustic guitar

Bruce Welch

– bass guitar

Jet Harris

– Chinese drum

Cliff Richard

– drums

Tony Meehan

"Apache"

"Echo Boogie"

1 November 1960 (1960-11-01)

October 1960

Metronome Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark

3:00

Jerry Lordan

Jørgen Ingmann

June 1973 (1973-06)

1973

Can-Base Studios, Vancouver, Canada

Funk

4:54

Pride (MGM)

Jerry Lordan

"Rapper's Delight"

November 1981 (1981-11)

1981 (1981)

Sweet Mountain Studios, Englewood, New Jersey

  • 3:57 (single)
  • 6:09 (album)

Sugar Hill

Sylvia Robinson

(a.k.a. "kemosabe") is mentioned extensively, as well as his sidekick ("Tonto, jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it!") and his horse ("'Hi-yo, Silver!' is what I say").

The Lone Ranger

The lyric "Now what you hear is not a test" recalls the Sugarhill Gang's earlier hit, "".

Rapper's Delight

Sugar Hill Records

The "" is mentioned in this song, as well as the Jerk.

Monster Mash

In February 1961, Sonny James released a version, which was produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins and was review-rated as a Spotlight Winner in Billboard.[46] It peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 on the retrospective Australian Kent Music Report.[47]

vocal music

In December 1964, released a cover as "Apache '65". It peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.[48]

Dave Allan and the Arrows

In November 1970, English group the Edgar Broughton Band released a single "Apache Drop Out", which combined "Apache" with a version of Captain Beefheart's "Drop Out Boogie". The highly unorthodox single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 42 in Germany.[49][50]

rock

In October 1972, the -based band of session musicians Hot Butter released a cover version of "Apache" as follow-up to their hit "Popcorn". It peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 in Germany.[51][52]

Moog

In 1987, Dutch band Janse Bagge Bend released a version titled "Awpatsje (Apache)", which peaked at number 83 on the chart.[53]

Dutch Single Top 100

In 2005, the German band covered this song as an instrumental for the album Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? in a techno version. Later that year, a single was released which combined elements of "Apache" and "Rock Bottom" from the same album, known as "Apache Rocks the Bottom!". This later appeared on the second disc of the UK edition of its 2008 album Jumping All Over the World. The single was a top-five hit in Denmark and Finland and a top-thirty hit in Germany and Austria.[54]

Scooter

's "Masquerade" includes the melodic hook played on violin as the song closes.

Wyclef Jean

"Symphony of the Nymph" (2012) by features a melody from "Apache".

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

borrowed part of the melody of Apache for the chorus of the song "How Does the Grass Grow?" from his 2013 album The Next Day.[55]

David Bowie

A 30-second edit of The Shadows' version was used in an April 1988 UK TV advertisement for fizzy drinks.

Tango

An 80-second edit of The Shadows' version was used in the 1989 feature film about the Profumo affair. It appears as track A2 on the soundtrack album.[56]

Scandal

A 60-second portion of a remastered version by The Shadows was used in the 2012/13 UK TV advert for 'Fridge Raiders' snack. It is known as the 'You must be Hank Marvin' advert, reflecting the rhyming slang term for 'starving'.

Mattessons

A version of "Apache" was used as the theme to the long-running television show , which aired in Chicago on PBS.

Wild Chicago

Another 30-second sampled version by The Incredible Bongo Band is used in a 2018 commercial.

TIAA

Various versions are used in commercials for .[57]

Jardiance

The song was going to be used in the 2019 film but was cut.

Joker

Minnesota Lynx[edit]

The Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA adopted "Apache" as the unofficial team anthem in 2007. Following victories, the team would dance to the song at center court.[58] For the first home game of the team's first WNBA Finals appearance, the team brought in the Sugarhill Gang to perform the song at halftime.[59]

soul-sides.com: All Roads Lead to Apache (history of various versions of "Apache", including audio samples)