C'mon Everybody
"C'mon Everybody" is a 1958 song by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart, originally released as a B-side.
The single reached #6 on the UK singles chart and #35 on the Billboard chart in the U.S.
Background
When Cochran recorded his lead vocal for the song, he also created an alternate version of the song called "Let's Get Together". The only change to the lyrics was exactly that: the phrase "Let's get together" in place of "C'mon everybody". This alternate version was eventually released on a compilation album in the 1960s.Personnel
- Eddie Cochranvocal, guitar and drum overdub
- Connie 'Guybo' Smithelectric bass
- Earl Palmerdrums
- Ray Johnsonpiano
- Jerry Capeharttambourine
Chart performance
In 1959 it peaked in the UK at number six in the singles chart, and, thirty years later, in 1988, the track was re-issued there and became a number 14 hit. In the United States the song got to number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.| Chart | Peak position |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 39 |
| Flanders Singles Chart | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
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| Chart | Peak position |
| Irish Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 14 |
Legacy
The song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500. "C'mon Everybody" is ranked number 403 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of Rolling Stone's [500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]. It was also used by Levi Strauss & Co. to promote their 501 jeans line in 1988. The song was re-released as a promotional single that year. The Hershey Company used Cochran's version in a 2021 promotional advertisement for Hershey's chocolate.Cover versions
covered the song for their soundtrack The [Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)|The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle] in 1979. This was also released as a single, peaking at number three in the UK Singles Chart.English rock band Humble Pie covered the song for their 1972 album Smokin'
English rock band UFO covered the song for their 1970 debut album UFO 1.
In 1988, a cover by Japanese band TM Network was the 84th-best-performing song on the Tokio Hot 100.
The song was also recorded by Adam Faith in 1959, NRBQ in 1969, Alvin Stardust, The Wild Angels, Bryan Adams, P.J. Proby, Ricky Horton, Peter Kraus, Hal Munro, Billy Fury, and Cliff Richard and The Shadows. The Knack performed the song live in 1979.