![]() In December 1958, Time credited the popularity of "Beep Beep" with helping American Motors Corporation break sales records. The Playmates were scheduled to perform their song on the Decemepisode of The Milton Berle Show. After the single sold one million copies (The Playmates' only), it was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America. "Beep Beep" began charting with Billboard on Novemit charted for 15 weeks, peaking at number four. Because of a contemporary BBC directive that prohibited songs with brand names in their lyrics, a UK version of "Beep Beep" was recorded for the European market, replacing the Cadillac and Nash Rambler with the generic terms limousine and bubble car this recut version was also released in the US for radio stations with similar policies about product placement. Roulette Records did not want to release the song as a single, because the song changed tempo, it explicitly named contemporary products on the market, and was not danceable when disc jockeys began playing it off the album, it forced the label's hand, and Roulette released the 45 single. It is a tortoise-and-the-hare race, substituting the drivers of two unequal cars, originally a Nash Rambler and Cadillac, respectively. Browne lists "Beep Beep" as an example of "motoring music in the chase mode". In his book The Guide to United States Popular Culture, Ray B. The song is built around accelerando: The tempo of the song gradually increases commensurate with the increasing speed of the drivers. ![]() ![]() "Beep Beep" was written by Carl Cicchetti and Donald Claps, also known as Chic Hetti and Donny Conn, the band's arranger/pianist and drummer, respectively. The song describes an unintended road race between two mismatched cars. " Beep Beep" is a novelty single by the Playmates, released in 1958 by Roulette Records (catalog number 4115) as the B-side to "Your Love".
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