| "Walk, Don't Run '64" | ||||
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| Single by The Ventures | ||||
| B-side | "Cruel Sea" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Label | Dolton (USA) | |||
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"Walk, Don't Run '64" was an updated Ventures recording of their 1960 hit "Walk, Don't Run", written by Johnny Smith. The remake features a guitar style more similar to that of "Misirlou", and is notable for starting with a "fade-in" (as opposed to many songs of the era that ended with a "fade out"). The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #9 on the Cash Box magazine chart in 1964.
The B-side, "Cruel Sea", was a cover of The Dakotas' 1963 single.