Loading AI tools
1963 single by Jan and Dean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Drag City" is a 1963 song by Jan and Dean, written by Jan Berry, Roger Christian, and Brian Wilson.[2] It describes the narrator's trip to a drag racing strip and borrows heavily from an earlier Jan and Dean song "Surf City," also co-written by Berry and Wilson.
| "Drag City" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Single by Jan and Dean | ||||
| from the album Drag City | ||||
| B-side | "Shlock Rod" (Part 1) | |||
| Released | November 8, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | October 1963 | |||
| Genre | Car song[1] | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Liberty Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Brian Wilson | |||
| Producer(s) | Jan Berry for Screen Gems, Inc. | |||
| Jan and Dean singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Drag City" was released as the title track from the album of the same name. It was the first of the duo's seven hit songs in 1964, and charted in the top ten in January.[2]
The musicians on the session included:
| Chart (1963-64) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada CHUM Chart[4] | 13 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 10 |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
