Rockaway Beach (song)

"Rockaway Beach"
Single by Ramones
from the album Rocket to Russia
B-side"Locket Love"
Released1977
Genre
Length2:06
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)Dee Dee Ramone
Producer(s)Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone
Ramones singles chronology
"Swallow My Pride"
(1977)
"Rockaway Beach"
(1977)
"Do You Wanna Dance?"
(1978)
Audio
"Rockaway Beach" on YouTube

"Rockaway Beach" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones, released in 1977 from the band's third studio album Rocket to Russia. The song was written by bassist Dee Dee Ramone in the style of the Beach Boys and early surf rock bands.[4] The song is about Rockaway Beach in Queens, where Dee Dee liked to spend time. Guitarist Johnny Ramone claimed that Dee Dee was "the only real beachgoer" in the group.[citation needed] Released in 1977, it was the Ramones' highest-charting single in their career, peaking at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Ramones was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rathbone, Oregano (December 2017). "Ramones – Rocket To Russia: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". Record Collector (474). Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (June 25, 2022). "The Best Summer Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 10, 2023. A bubblegum torpedo ride, this 1977 punk rock classic is about hitching your way out of the gritty city...
  4. ^ Ramones – Rockaway Beach, retrieved 2022-02-04
  5. ^ tolsen (2013-01-02). "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

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