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{{About|the song by Johnny Horton|the 1960 movie|Sink the Bismarck!|other uses|Sink the Bismarck (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the song by Johnny Horton|the film|Sink the Bismarck!|other uses|Sink the Bismarck (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Sink the Bismark (Sink the Bismarck)
| name = Sink the Bismark (Sink the Bismarck)
| Cover = Johnny_Horton-Sink_the_Bismarck-1960.jpg
| cover = Johnny_Horton-Sink_the_Bismarck-1960.jpg
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| alt =
| Caption = The photo on the "45" Columbia record jacket is from the movie, but depicts the model of the HMS Prince Of Wales made for the movie. The models made for this movie are very accurate.
| caption = The photo on the "45" Columbia record jacket is from the movie, but depicts the model of HMS ''Prince of Wales'' made for the movie. The models made for this movie are closely modeled after their real-life counterparts.
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| Type =
| Artist = Johnny Horton
| type = single
| alt Artist =
| artist = Johnny Horton
| Album =
| album =
| B-side = "The Same Old Tale the Crow Told Me"
| B-side = The Same Old Tale the Crow Told Me
| Published =
| released = [[1960 in music|1960]]
| Released = [[1960 in music|1960]]
| format =
| track_no =
| recorded =
| Recorded =
| studio =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=12}}
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Novelty song|Novelty]]
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=12}}
| Writer = [[Johnny Horton]] and Tilman Franks
| Composer =
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer = [[Johnny Horton]] and Tilman Franks
| Producer =[[Don Law]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&dq=%22sink+the+bismarck%22+%22johnny+horton%22+%22don+law%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CmD9Uv7JFsblyAGT6IHYCw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22sink%20the%20bismarck%22%20%22johnny%20horton%22%20%22don%20law%22&f=false Billboard Magazine, July 11, 1960]</ref>
| producer = [[Don Law]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kR8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22sink+the+bismarck%22+%22johnny+horton%22+%22don+law%22&pg=PA29 Billboard Magazine, July 11, 1960]</ref>
| Last single = "Sal's Got a Sugar Lip"<br />(1959)
| prev_title = Sal's Got a Sugar Lip
| prev_year = 1959
| This single = "'''Sink the Bismark'''"<br />(1960)
| Next single = "Johnny Freedom"<br />(1960)
| next_title = Johnny Freedom
| next_year = 1960
}}
}}
"'''Sink the Bismark'''" (later "'''Sink the Bismarck'''") is a [[March (music)|march]] song by [[country music]] singer [[Johnny Horton]] and songwriter [[Tillman Franks]], based on the pursuit and [[Last battle of the battleship Bismarck|eventual sinking]] of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[battleship]] [[German battleship Bismarck|''Bismarck'']] in May 1941, during [[World War II]]. Horton released this song through [[Columbia Records]] in 1960, when it reached #3 on the charts. As originally released, the record label used the common misspelling "Bismark"; this error was corrected for later releases of the song. It was inspired by the 1960 British war movie ''[[Sink the Bismarck!]]'' and was in fact (with the producer [[John Brabourne]]'s approval) commissioned from Johnny Horton by [[20th Century Fox]] who were worried about the subject's relative obscurity. While the song was used in U.S. theater trailers for the film, it was not used in the film itself.
"'''Sink the Bismark'''" (later "'''Sink the Bismarck'''") is a [[March (music)|march]] song by American [[country music]] singer [[Johnny Horton]] and songwriter [[Tillman Franks]], based on the pursuit and [[Last battle of Bismarck|eventual sinking]] of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[battleship]] [[German battleship Bismarck|''Bismarck'']] in May 1941, during [[World War II]]. Horton released this song through [[Columbia Records]] in 1960, when it reached #3 on the charts. As originally released, the record label used the common misspelling "Bismark"; this error was corrected for later releases of the song. It was inspired by the 1960 British war movie ''[[Sink the Bismarck!]]'' and was, with the producer [[John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne|John Brabourne]]'s approval, commissioned from Johnny Horton by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] who were worried about the subject's relative obscurity in the United States. Inexplicably, the size comparisons of guns and shells are switched. While the song was used in U.S. theater trailers for the film, it was not used in the actual film.
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==Blues Brothers cover==
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The song was later covered by [[The Blues Brothers]] for a scene in the movie, ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', but was cut out.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sudo|first=Chuck|title=Friday Morning Diversion: The Blues Brothers Sing "Sink The Bismarck"|url=http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/06/friday_morning_diversion_the_blues.php|publisher=IndieWire|date= July 6, 2012 |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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! Peak<br />position
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot C&W Sides]]<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=162}}</ref>
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 6
|-
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=394}}</ref>
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
| align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 3
|-
|-
|Canadian ''[[CHUM Chart]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/60-04-11-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - April 11, 1960}}</ref>
|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|}
|}

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==Blues Brothers recording==
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The song was later recorded by [[The Blues Brothers]] for a scene in the movie, ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', but was cut out.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sudo|first=Chuck|title=Friday Morning Diversion: The Blues Brothers Sing "Sink The Bismarck"|url=http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/06/friday_morning_diversion_the_blues.php|publisher=IndieWire|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=25 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823180049/http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/06/friday_morning_diversion_the_blues.php|archive-date=23 August 2016}}</ref>

==Cover versions==
*In the UK the song was a hit for Don Lang also in 1960, where it peaked at #43.<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2679/don-lang/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
*Czech country band [[Rangers (band)|Plavci]] released a version on its 1976 album ''Country Our Way''.<ref>{{cite web|title=discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1437320-Plavci-Country-Our-Way|website=discogs.com|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://genius.com/Johnny-horton-sink-the-bismarck-lyrics Lyrics]
* [http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/miscellaneous/bismarck_songs/bismarck_songs.html Lyrics]


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Latest revision as of 19:34, 7 June 2024

This article is about the song by Johnny Horton. For the film, see Sink the Bismarck! For other uses, see Sink the Bismarck (disambiguation).
"Sink the Bismark (Sink the Bismarck)"
The photo on the "45" Columbia record jacket is from the movie, but depicts the model of HMS Prince of Wales made for the movie. The models made for this movie are closely modeled after their real-life counterparts.
Single by Johnny Horton
B-side"The Same Old Tale the Crow Told Me"
Released1960
GenreCountry, Novelty
Length3:12
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Horton and Tilman Franks
Producer(s)Don Law[1]
Johnny Horton singles chronology
"Sal's Got a Sugar Lip"
(1959) 		"Sink the Bismark (Sink the Bismarck)"
(1960) 		"Johnny Freedom"
(1960)

"Sink the Bismark" (later "Sink the Bismarck") is a march song by American country music singer Johnny Horton and songwriter Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during World War II. Horton released this song through Columbia Records in 1960, when it reached #3 on the charts. As originally released, the record label used the common misspelling "Bismark"; this error was corrected for later releases of the song. It was inspired by the 1960 British war movie Sink the Bismarck! and was, with the producer John Brabourne's approval, commissioned from Johnny Horton by 20th Century Fox who were worried about the subject's relative obscurity in the United States. Inexplicably, the size comparisons of guns and shells are switched. While the song was used in U.S. theater trailers for the film, it was not used in the actual film.

Chart performance

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Chart (1960) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides[2] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 3
Canadian CHUM Chart [4] 1

Blues Brothers recording

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The song was later recorded by The Blues Brothers for a scene in the movie, The Blues Brothers, but was cut out.[5]

Cover versions

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  • In the UK the song was a hit for Don Lang also in 1960, where it peaked at #43.[6]
  • Czech country band Plavci released a version on its 1976 album Country Our Way.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Magazine, July 11, 1960
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 162.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 394.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - April 11, 1960".
  5. ^ Sudo, Chuck (July 6, 2012). "Friday Morning Diversion: The Blues Brothers Sing "Sink The Bismarck"". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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