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Popcorn is a famous early instrumental, originally recorded by Gershon Kingsley. In 1972, it was a huge hit in many countries when it was rerecorded by Hot Butter.

Gershon Kingsley (of Perrey And Kingsley) first recorded it for his 1969 album Music To Moog By. In 1971 the song was re-recorded by Kingsley’s band First Moog Quartet. Stan Free, a member of the First Moog Quartet, rerecorded the instrumental with his band Hot Butter in 1972. The record was one of a rash of Moog synthesizer-based releases that characterized ‘synth pop’ of the 1960s and 1970s.

The title refers to the short staccato or sharp “popping” sound used.

There were two 7” covers, both released in 1972 under Musicor Records and Stateside labels.

Hot Butter’s version became the first primarily electronic-based piece of music to reach the American popular music charts, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Pop Singles and #4 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. The single had a great success in Australia where it reached number one for ten weeks. It was also #1 in Switzerland, where it topped the chart for ten weeks and stayed for 17 weeks in the top ten. In Norway, it was #1 for nine weeks and featured for 21 weeks in the top ten. It was also number one in Germany and reached #5 on July 22, 1972 in UK and #15 in Canada - October 1972. In France, this version of “Popcorn” is the 131st best-selling single of all time, with about 900,000 sales.
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  • AnIslandGurl

    Loooooooooove Popcorn! :)

    last month

  • Pianisssimo

    fun fun :D

    February 2012

  • FeatgaryTD

    YES! This is my favourite version!

    January 2012

  • mamc2501

    Happiest song ever!

    December 2011

  • steamboat58

    Nice fun oldie, thanks Ingetraud

    December 2011

  • oldiesfanjohn

    summer of `72...remember it well..but i was into more potent things....can appreciate it now

    September 2011

  • StarMariner

    1st song I ever remember hearing ,I was 2 years old. Perrey and Kingsley where the orignial composers, but this version makes the hair on the back of my neck stick up.

    September 2011

  • MissWeird

    i so love this song.

    August 2011

  • livingark

    Ventures are one of my specialities!

    August 2011

  • livingark

    Although this is a different arrangement, this tune is on the same Ventures album as the Perculator.

    August 2011

  • livingark

    just toooo fun for words....r r rrrrrrr

    August 2011

  • gwalla

    I found this floating around on the Internet, mistitled "Hot Buttered Pop Corn (Aphex Twin mix)" and attributed to The Ventures, of all things. Seriously, WTF, Internet.

    July 2011

  • BLUBOY08

    First single I ever bought still nice to hear again

    June 2011

  • FarCrysss

    this song is genius

    March 2011

  • Marjo47

    What I am hearing is the original and still like this version.

    March 2011

  • sonic429

    ok this is a different version than I am used to hearing, not as good, but not bad either

    March 2011

  • joah_

    POP POP POP POP POPPOPPOP

    February 2011

  • Fun_Fun01

    Jokes

    January 2011

  • Grenouille_

    timeless classic

    December 2010

  • boigne

    *sigh* First single I ever bought, aged 9 in 1973.

    November 2010
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