Lightnin' Strikes
| "Lightnin' Strikes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lou Christie | ||||
| from the album Lightnin' Strikes | ||||
| B-side | "Cryin' in the Streets" | |||
| Released | December 1965 | |||
| Recorded | September 3, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Olmstead Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Calello | |||
| Lou Christie singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Lightnin' Strikes" on YouTube | ||||
"Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making it to No. 1 in Canada in February 1966 on the RPM Top Singles chart, then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, No. 3 on the New Zealand Listener chart in May, and No. 11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. It attained RIAA certification on March 3, 1966, garnering gold status for selling over one million copies.