Rock Around the Clock
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Key facts
- A side
- Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)
- Released
- May 20, 1954 ( 1954-05-20 ) (original) , May 1955 (re-release)
- Recorded
- April 12, 1954
- Studio
- Pythian Temple , New York City
- Genre
- Rock and roll rockabilly
- Length
- 2 : 08 (see length variations )
- Label
- Decca
- Songwriters
- Max C. Freedman , James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight)
- Producer
- Milt Gabler
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- single
- Genre
- rockabilly
- Followed by
- Shake, Rattle and Roll
- Duration
- 128
- Performer
- Bill Haley & His Comets
- Record label
- Decca
- Distribution format
- phonograph record
- Image
- Decca 9-29124 - (We'reGonna)RockAroundTheClock.jpg
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- title
- Rock Around the Clock
- publication date
- 1954-00-00
- inception
- 1954-04-12
- language of work or name
- English language
- Commons category
- Rock Around the Clock
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