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(Here They Come) From All Over the World
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"(Here They Come) From All Over the World" is a song written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri for the 1964 film T.A.M.I. Show, and performed by the American pop rock duo Jan and Dean.
Background and composition
The song was used in the opening credits of the concert film T.A.M.I. Show, which Jan and Dean hosted. During the intro, they are shown riding skateboards and go-karts.Moore 2016 213 The lyrics erroneously refer to the Rolling Stones as being from Liverpool.Beard David All Summer Long: Conversations with The Beach Boys from Surfin' to SMiLE 2026 Bloomsbury 979-8-216-38320-8 114 An alternate version of the song, titled "Music City", was also recorded,Moore 2016 204 but was not released until 1996, when it appeared on the Jan and Dean CD compilation All the Hits: From Surf City to Drag City.All the Hits: From Surf City to Drag City EMI Records Jan and Dean 1996 booklet 10 E253730 The "Music City" version does not have the error and refers to the Rolling Stones as coming from London.Moore 2016 215
Release and critical reception
In January 1965, "(Here They Come) From All Over the World" appeared on the Jan and Dean live album Command Performance/Live in Person,Moore 2016 213 with overdubbed audience responses. On February 4, 1965, Liberty Records released "(Here They Come) From All Over the World" as a single, with "Freeway Flyer" as the B-side.Moore 2016 217-218 BillboardSingles Reviews https://books.google.com/books?id=mCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=freeway+flyer+jan+and+dean&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-iriZl-WWAxUZkIkEHZGuBu4Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=freeway%20flyer%20jan%20and%20dean&f=false Billboard 77 8 The Billboard Publishing Company February 20, 1965 14 and Cash Box both listed "Freeway Flyer" as the A-side of the single.Record Reviews Cash Box XXVI 31 The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. February 20, 1965 12 "(Here They Come) From All Over the World" charted at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Jan and Dean performed the song on the unaired pilot for the variety series Where the Action Is.Moore 2016 215 On February 27, they performed the song on The Hollywood Palace.Moore 2016 219-220
Cash Box described the song as "an infectious hard-driving item".
Charts
Chart (1965)PeakpositionCanada R.P.M. Top 40 & 5Top Singles [Volume 3 Issue 5 1965-03-29] (1 digital object(s)) Library / RPM: music industry charts https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=rpm&id=10397&lang=eng&ecopy=nlc008388.5651 Library and Archives Canada September 10, 20269U.S. Billboard Hot 100Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 Record Research 1994 0-89820-105-5 30556U.S. Cash Box Top 100Downey Pat Albert George Hoffmann Frank 1994 Cash Box Pop Singles Charts 1950-1993 Libraries Unlimited, Inc. 174 1-56308-316-750
References
Sources
Moore Mark A. The Jan & Dean Record: A Chronology of Studio Sessions, Live Performances and Chart Positions 2016 McFarland & Company, Inc. 978-0-7864-9812-3
Category:1965 singles
Category:Jan and Dean songs
Category:Liberty Records singles
Category:Songs written by P. F. Sloan
Category:Songs written by Steve Barri