Lightnin' Strikes
| "Lightnin' Strikes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lou Christie | ||||
| from the album Lightnin' Strikes | ||||
| B-side | "Cryin' in the Streets" | |||
| Released | October 7, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | September 3, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Olmstead Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Charles Calello | |||
| Lou Christie singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Lightnin' Strikes" on YouTube | ||||
"Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making it to No. 1 in Canada in February 1966 on the RPM Top Singles chart, then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, No. 3 on the New Zealand Listener chart in May, and No. 11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. It attained RIAA certification on March 3, 1966, garnering gold status for shipping a million copies.