North to Alaska (song)
| "North to Alaska" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Horton | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Mansion You Stole" | |||
| Released | August 22, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Phillips[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Law | |||
| Johnny Horton singles chronology | ||||
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"North to Alaska" is a 1960 hit song recorded by Johnny Horton which featured in the movie of the same name. Though Horton had sung several popular movie tie-in songs, this was the first one that was sung over the opening titles.
Written by Mike Phillips, "North to Alaska" topped Billboard magazine's Country Singles chart,[2] reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and eight on Norway Singles Chart.[3] Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[4]
Horton died shortly after the song was released.[5]
Chart performance
| Chart (1960–1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 1 |
| Australia Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| Norway Singles Chart | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 23 |
References
- ↑ "North to Alaska – Johnny Horton". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 162.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 85.
- ↑ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- ↑ Western-Style Singer Johnny Horton Killed: Man Who Made 'Battle of New Orleans' Popular Dies in Texas Highway Crash Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 06 Nov 1960: E1.
| Preceded by "Wings of a Dove" by Ferlin Husky |
Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single January 9-February 13, 1961 |
Succeeded by "Wings of a Dove" by Ferlin Husky |
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