Come On Do the Jerk
"Come On Do the Jerk" | ||||
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Greatest Hits Vol.2 | ||||
B-side | "Baby, Don't You Go" | |||
Released | November 20, 1964 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | Tamla T 54109 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Donald Whited | |||
Producer(s) | Smokey Robinson Robert Rogers | |||
The Miracles singles chronology | ||||
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"Come On Do the Jerk" (Tamla 54109) was a 1964 song recorded by R&B group
"Come On Do the Jerk" charted at No.50 on the
Background
An instructional dance number, this song was one of several based on the jerk, a very popular 1960s "dance craze".[3] Described by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson as the intended follow-up to the group's 1963 million-selling smash "
- Come on everybody, gather 'round
- get hip to the new sensation
- There's a brand new dance coming to your town
- and it's sweepin' across the nation
- Come on do the jerk
The other Miracles,
- Now, snap your back...
- like a bullwhip crack...
- now jerk your hip....
- let your backbone slip...
Credits and personnel
The Miracles
- lead vocals
- backing vocals
- Pete Moore – backing vocals
- Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
- Ronnie White – backing vocals
- Marv Tarplin – lead guitar
Additional personnel
- Don Whited – drums
- The Funk Brothers – additional instrumentation
Chart performance
Chart (1964–65) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 50 |
US Top 50 in R&B Locations (Cash Box)[5] | 22 |
Television performances
- The Miracles themselves performed Come On Do the Jerk on a telecast of the syndicated Detroit – based teen dance party show Greatest Hits Vol.2
- YouTube[7]
Cover versions
- Recording group The T-Bones also recorded an instrumental cover version of The Miracles' "Come On Do the Jerk" on their 1965 LP entitled "Doin' the Jerk".[8]
References
- ^ "THE Motown Story Thread (Disregard All Previous Threads)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- YouTube
- ^ "511. The Miracles: "Come on do the Jerk"". 3 August 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 579.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 404.
- YouTube
- YouTube
- ^ "THE T-BONES - COME ON DO THE JERK (1965)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.