Not Fade Away (song)

"Not Fade Away"

"Not Fade Away" cover
B-side to "Oh, Boy!" by The Crickets from the album The "Chirping" Crickets
Released October 27, 1957 (1957-10-27)
Recorded May 27, 1957 in Clovis, New Mexico[1]
Genre Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length 2:21
Label Brunswick single 55035[1]
Writer Charles Hardin, Norman Petty
Language English
Producer Norman Petty[1][2]
The "Chirping" Crickets track listing
  1. "Oh, Boy!"
  2. "Not Fade Away"
  3. "You've Got Love"
  4. "Maybe Baby"
  5. "It's Too Late"
  6. "Tell Me How"
  7. "That'll Be the Day"
  8. "I'm Looking for Someone to Love"
  9. "An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)"
  10. "Send Me Some Lovin'"
  11. "Last Night"
  12. "Rock Me My Baby"

"Not Fade Away" is a song credited to Buddy Holly (originally under his first and middle names, Charles Hardin) and Norman Petty (although Petty's co-writing credit is most likely a formality[3]) and first recorded by Holly's band The Crickets.[2]

Crickets' version

They recorded the song in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 27, 1957, the same day the song "Everyday" was recorded.[1] The song's rhythm pattern is a variant of the Bo Diddley beat (with the second stress occurring on the second, rather than third beat of the first measure) which itself was an update of the so-called "hambone" rhythm, or "patted juba" from Western Africa; Crickets drummer Jerry Allison pounded out the beat on a cardboard box.[3] Allison, Holly's best friend, also claims to have written part of the lyrics, though his name never appeared in the songwriting credits. The other performer on the song was Joe Mauldin on double bass. The backing vocalists on the recording are most likely Holly, Allison, and Niki Sullivan, although this is not known for certain.[1]

Along with the familiar Take 2 of "Not Fade Away", there exists a Take 1 whose first verse is missing; it has been released with the first part of Take 1 spliced onto it. Originally released as the B-side to the hit "Oh, Boy!", "Not Fade Away" was also included on the album The "Chirping" Crickets (1958).

Contrary to the depiction in the film The Buddy Holly Story (1978), this was not the last song Holly ever performed before his fatal plane crash. In a 50th anniversary symposium held in Clear Lake, discussion panel members Tommy Allsup, Carl Bunch, and Bob Hale (the master of ceremonies at that final show of February 2, 1959) all agreed that the final song of the night was Chuck Berry's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", performed by all of the acts together.

In 2004, this song was ranked number 107 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". However, The Crickets' recording never charted as a single.

Cover versions

"Not Fade Away"
Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album The Rolling Stones
B-side "Little by Little" (UK)
"I Wanna Be Your Man" (US)
Released 21 February 1964 (UK)
6 March 1964 (US)
Format 7"
Recorded 10 January 1964, Olympic Studios, London
Genre Rock and roll
Length 1:48
Label Decca F11845 (UK)
London 45-LON 9657 (USA)
Writer(s) Norman Petty, Charles Hardin
Producer(s) Andrew Loog Oldham
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"I Wanna Be Your Man"
(1963)		 "Not Fade Away"
(1964)		 "Tell Me"
(1964)
"Not Fade Away"
Single by Sheryl Crow
Released February 17, 2007
Format digital download
Genre Rock
Length 2:03
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"Real Gone"
(2006)		 "Not Fade Away"
(2007)		 "Shine Over Babylon"
(2007)
"Not Fade Away"
Single by Rush
B-side "You Can't Fight It"
Released 1973
Format 7" single
Recorded 1973
Genre Rock and roll, hard rock
Length 3:13
Label Moon
Writer(s) Norman Petty, Charles Hardin
Producer(s) David Stock
Rush singles chronology
Not Fade Away Finding My Way
1974

Rolling Stones

In 1964, The Rolling Stones' cover of "Not Fade Away", with its strong emphasis on the Bo Diddley beat, became a major hit in Britain and served as the A-side of the band's first US single.[4]

The Rolling Stones' version of "Not Fade Away" was one of their first classic hits. Recorded in January 1964 and released by Decca on February 21, 1964 with "Little by Little" as the B-side, it was their first Top 5 hit in Great Britain, reaching #3.[5] In March 1964, it was also the Rolling Stones' first single release in the United States, on the London Records label, with "I Wanna Be Your Man" as the B-side (briefly preceded by "Stoned", which had immediately been withdrawn). The single reached #48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[6] The single also reached #44 on the Cashbox pop singles chart in the U.S. and #33 in Australia based on the Kent Music Report. "Not Fade Away" was not on the UK version of their debut album, The Rolling Stones, but was the opening track of the US version released a month later as England's Newest Hitmakers. It was a mainstay at Rolling Stones concerts in their early years, usually opening the shows. It was revived in that capacity for their 1994-95 Voodoo Lounge Tour.

Personnel

Sheryl Crow

Crow released her rendition of the song in 2007 as a charity single along with a national advertising campaign for Revlon Colorist. The single was made available on iTunes, racking up over 19,000 paid downloads and spawning a six-week US tour in support of the campaign.[7]

Chart (2007)[8] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 78
US Billboard Hot Digital Songs 63
US Billboard Pop 100 63

Rush

The Rush version of "Not Fade Away" was their debut single, released in 1973 and peaking at No. 88 in Canada. The B-side of this single, "You Can't Fight It", was the first original song Rush released. The single is rare and highly sought-after by collectors. Neither one of these songs was ever officially released on CD.

By others

"Not Fade Away" has been covered by many other groups, including Foreigner, John Entwistle's Ox, Status Quo, The Byrds, The Eyes as The Pupils, The Knack, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Pete Best Band, Tony Sheridan, Trout Fishing in America, and Tanya Tucker.

Many artists have played it in concert, including: Black Oak Arkansas, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Burton Cummings, Deep Purple, Jon Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Joe Ely, Steve Hillage, Greg Kihn, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Mitch Ryder, Tony Sheridan, Simon and Garfunkel, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, U2, Paul Weller, Jack White, and Warren Zevon.

The Grateful Dead recorded the song and performed it in concert 532 times, making it their seventh-most performed song.[9] Versions of the song are included on the Skull and Roses (1971) and Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 albums. "Not Fade Away" was the last song of the second set (before the encores) played on the last night of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead as the song has come to signify that the fans' love of the band and the band's love of the fans "will not fade away." [10][11]

In addition to those listed below, the following artists have released the song as a 45 single: including Jumpin' Beans & the Moustaches on Ball, Rubberband on American Pla-Boy, and The Why Four on Rampro.

Rights

Paul McCartney controls the publishing rights to the song through MPL Communications.

In popular culture

Advertising

Art and photography

Film

Literature

Television

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Buddy Holly - Greatest Hits 1995 MCA Records Liner Notes
  2. 1 2 Norman Petty interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
  3. 1 2 The Real Buddy Holly Story (DVD, 1987). White Star Studios.
  4. ↑ Song artist 9 - The Rolling Stones..
  5. ↑ Rolling Stones "Not Fade Away" reaches no.3 in UK singles chart. retrieved 08/19/2007
  6. ↑ Carr, Roy, The Rolling Stones, an Illustrated Record New English Library, London 1976
  7. ↑ http://sherylcrownews.com/news_feb_2007.html
  8. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sheryl-crow-mn0000080780/awards
  9. ↑ The SetList Program - Grateful Dead Setlists, Listener Experiences, and Statistics
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ The Beatles Bible.
  13. ↑ Not Fade Away. Second Hand Songs.
  14. ↑

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