96 Tears
| "96 Tears" | ||||
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One of side-A labels of US single release | ||||
| Single by ? and the Mysterians | ||||
| from the album 96 Tears | ||||
| B-side | "Midnight Hour" | |||
| Released | August 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 in Bay City, Michigan | |||
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| Length | 2:56 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Rudy Martinez | |||
| Producer(s) | Rudy Martinez | |||
| ? and the Mysterians singles chronology | ||||
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"96 Tears" is a song recorded by the American garage rock band ? and the Mysterians in 1966 (see 1966 in music). In October of that year, it was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and on the RPM 100 in Canada. Billboard ranked the record as the #5 song for 1966. It was ranked #213 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010. On November 11, 1966, the single was certified as gold by the RIAA.