Under the Boardwalk

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"Under the Boardwalk" is a classic 1964 soul and R&B song by The Drifters that nostalgically evokes summertime romance by the seaside.

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Under the Boardwalk canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist The Drifters
associatedWith nostalgia
summer
belongsTo American popular music
surface form: American popular music canon
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 4
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1960s
describedAs classic 1960s soul song
follows On Broadway
genre rhythm and blues
soul
hasBside I Don’t Want to Go On Without You
hasCoverVersionBy Bette Midler
Bruce Willis
John Mellencamp
Sam & Dave
The Rolling Stones
hasCulturalStatus oldies radio staple
hasLeadVocalist Johnny Moore
hasNotableLyric On a blanket with my baby is where I’ll be
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
hasRhythmicFeature medium-tempo groove
includedInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
isPartOf The Drifters
surface form: The Drifters discography
isRecognizedAs pop standard
language English
length 2:40
musicalStyle vocal group harmony
originallyReleasedAs 7-inch single
performer The Drifters
producer Bert Berns
recordedIn 1964
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseDate 1964-06-22
setting beach
boardwalk
theme seaside setting
summertime romance
usesInstrumentation guitar
percussion
strings
writer Artie Resnick
Kenny Young

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The Drifters notableWork Under the Boardwalk