"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart (No. 3 on Cash Box) in August of that year and subsequently reached No. 2 in the UK in the spring of 1962. The song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker's 1960 single "The Twist", a two-time U.S. No. 1 single (in September 1960 and again in January 1962 on re-release).

A reissue of the song, officially a double A-side with "The Twist", reached No. 5 in the UK in December 1975.

The song received the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. Checker also recorded the song in German as "Der Twist Beginnt" and in Italian as "Balliamo il Twist". An imitation of Adolf Hitler singing "Der Twist Beginnt" would later be used by The Residents to begin their 1976 album The Third Reich 'n Roll. The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2011 film The Help.

Chart performance Chart (1961–1962)PeakpositionBelgium Singles Chart cf. "chartrun" for more details1Canada (CHUM Chart)2Dutch Singles Chart cf. weeks on chart for more details1French Singles Chart You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Chubby Checker"18German Singles Chart12Norwegian Singles Chart cf. weeks on chart for more details2Sweden (Tio i Topp)1United Kingdom (Record Retailer)2 United Kingdom (NME)1 United States Billboard Hot 1008United States Cash Box Top 1003US Hot R&B Singles26

Chart (1976)PeakpositionAustrian Singles Chart11Belgium Singles Chart1Dutch Singles Chart3Ireland Singles Chart Only one result when searching "Let's twist again"11Norwegian Singles Chart5Swedish Singles Chart10

Chart (2012)PeakpositionFrench Singles Chart155

Johnny Hallyday version (in French)

The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday. His version (titled "Viens danser le twist", French for Come dance the twist) was released in September 1961 and spent seven weeks in total at No. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 13 November to 13 December 1961 and from 13 January to 9 February 1962). In Wallonia (French Belgium) his single spent 40 weeks on the chart, also peaking at No. 1.

Charts Chart (1961–1962)Peakposition France (singles sales) 1Chart (2000)Peakposition

See also List of twist songs

References

External links Chubby Checker discography