"Apache" is a song written by

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and first recorded by

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. Lordan played the song on ukulele to

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while on tour, and liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the

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for five weeks in mid-1960. The Shadows' guitarist

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developed the song's distinctive echo and vibrato sound. After hearing the Shadows' version, Danish guitarist

Jørgen Ingmann Jørgen Ingmann (born Jørgen Ingmann Pedersen; 26 April 1925 – 21 March 2015) was a Danish jazz and pop guitarist from Copenhagen. He was popular in Europe and had a wider international hit in 1961 with his version of "Apache". He and his w ...

released a cover of the song in November 1960 which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US. A 1973 version by the

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has been called " hip-hop's national anthem".Michaelangelo Matos
Abstract: All Roads Lead to ‘Apache’"

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2005. Accessed online 7 July 2011 Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s. In March 2005, ''Q'' magazine placed "Apache" by the Shadows at number 96 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

Composition and original recording

English songwriter and composer

came up with the tune in the late 1950s. Lordan was inspired to write the song after watching the 1954 American western film ''

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'', saying that he "wanted something noble and dramatic, reflecting the courage and savagery of the Indian

warrior Massai, played by

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. It was originally recorded by British guitarist

in early 1960, but remained unreleased for several months due to promotion and release problems. However, Lordan did not like Weedon's version of the song, as he thought it was too jaunty. For this reason, whilst on tour with

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and

, Lordan played the song on his ukulele to the Shadows, who liked the song and recorded it in June, quickly releasing it in July 1960. Around the same time as the Shadows' release of "Apache", Weedon's record label

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finally released his version. Reviewing for '' Disc'',

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wrote that Weedon "gets the right mood and atmosphere as he works with drums on this Indian item. There's a flute in the background, too – to give the idea for the raiding party's whoops maybe. A dark noise". The single peaked at number 24 on the

. After the success of the Shadows' version,

and

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wrote "Mr. Guitar" for Weedon as a recompense for overshadowing his version of the song.

Track listing

7": Top Rank / JAR-415 # "Apache" – 2:37 # "Lonely Guitar" – 2:10

Charts

The Shadows version

Recording

The recording was done at the

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. Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built tape echo unit that he did not like and gave it to

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' guitarist

, who developed a distinctive sound using it and the

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of his

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borrowed an acoustic

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guitar from

, the heavy melodic bass was performed by

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, and drums by

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. Richard himself played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music.

Release and reception

"Apache" was released with the B-side being an instrumental version of the traditional army song "

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". The band humorously renamed the song "Quatermasster’s Stores" in reference to the television serial ''

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'' and it was arranged by Bill Shepherd. Record producer and A&R man

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preferred "Quatermasster’s Stores" over "Apache" and wanted it to be released as the A-side. However, he changed his mind after his daughter preferred "Apache". It has been cited by a generation of guitarists as inspirational and is considered one of the most influential British rock 45s of the pre-

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era. In a 1963 ''

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'' article, The Shadows said, "What's the most distinctive sound of our group? We often wondered what it is ourselves. Really, it is the sound we had when we recorded 'Apache' – that kind of Hawaiian sounding lead guitar ... plus the beat". In March 2005, ''Q'' magazine placed "Apache" by the Shadows at number 96 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

UK chart history

The Shadows' "Apache" entered the UK top 40 on 21 July 1960 at number 35, climbing into the top 20 the following week. A fortnight later, the song rose twelve places to number 3 and, on 25 August, deposed "

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" – on which The Shadows backed Cliff Richard – to begin a five-week run at number 1. On 29 September, "Apache" dropped to number 2, replaced by "

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. The Shadows version proved to be an enduring hit, enjoying a 19-week run in the top 40 which concluded on 24 November, reappearing for one more week on 8 December. During this run, the group's follow-up single "Man of Mystery"/"The Stranger" peaked at number 5, alongside the number 3 success of "

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" (backing Cliff Richard). According to the UK

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, "Apache" was the 28th best-selling single of the 1960s.

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 4484 # "Apache" – 2:56 # "Quatermasster's Stores" – 2:20

Personnel

–

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–

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–

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– Chinese drum *

– drums

Charts

Jørgen Ingmann version

Danish guitarist

recorded a cover of "Apache" in October 1960 after hearing the Shadows' version, which had recently been released in Denmark. Ingmann had been looking for a B-side to his self-penned song "Echo Boogie" and decided that "Apache" would work. He played all instruments on both tracks, as well as mixing and producing them.

Release and reception

Released in Denmark at the beginning of November by

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, it was quickly released in the US by

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along with a big

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, where the single was credited as 'Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar'. The single entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the final week of January 1961 and peaked at number 2 ten weeks later at the beginning of April for two weeks behind "

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. In Canada, "Apache" topped the

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for two weeks in March 1961. Ingmann would go on to have a smaller hit in North America with "Anna", which peaked at number 54 in the US and number 34 in Canada June 1961. Cliff Richard has said that "Ingmann put in a few tricky bits, but essentially it was a cover job. If the Shads had made the charts there

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with 'Apache', things might have been very different for us".

Track listing

7": ATCO / 6184 (US and Canada) # "Apache" – 3:00 # "Echo Boogie" – 3:13

Charts

Incredible Bongo Band version

A 1973 version by

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added a

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introduction and included more percussion. The

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was played by Jim Gordon. Although this version was not a hit on its initial release, it became heavily

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in early hip hop music, including by

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, who cited its influence. It has been sampled by hip hop performers such as

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, recounts the story of The Incredible Bongo Band and its recording of "Apache".

The Sugarhill Gang version

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covered the

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, and No. 13 on the US R&B chart. In 1995, this version was featured in "Viva Lost Wages", a sixth-season episode of an American sitcom ''

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'', and then in "Whoops, There It Is", a subsequent

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from the series. Using the distinctive beat and bongo drums as well as Native American war cries, the Sugarhill Gang added rap lyrics with references including the following: *

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!' is what I say"). *The lyric "Now what you hear is not a test" recalls the Sugarhill Gang's earlier hit, "

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". *The instrumental "

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(who had released a version of "Apache" as a follow-up to "Popcorn") is referenced via the lyric "(What's that?) Hot buttered popcorn!" **The recording engineer for

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. A reworked version of this song for children titled simply "Jump on It!" is featured as the title track on the Sugarhill Gang's album ''

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''. This song differs from the original version with the signature "Jump on it" line being replaced by "Jump up", lyrics encouraging children to learn science, mathematics, and English, and a stronger

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influence.

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interpolated parts of the Incredible Bongo Band song "Apache" in his song "

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sampled the break in their 1992 track " Who Are The Pimps?" *

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sampled the break in his 1988 rap "Know How", mixed with

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". *MC Zappa sampled various portions of the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache" in his song "Supperhero" from his 2020 EP ''Hindsight''. *

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played off the lyrics to the Sugarhill Gang's version of "Apache" in his hit "Jump on It", released on the album ''

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's album ''

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''. * The soundtrack of the 2000 film '' Snatch'' has an extract of a DJ mix CD (''

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'') by

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, which contained the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache". *The

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used a sample from the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache" in their live version of "Root Down" – most notably the version that appears on the ''

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'' live album. *It was also used in the original version of "Can I Get Witcha" by

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*The British blues singer

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used a sample from "Apache" in her song "In My Bed" produced by

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for her 2003 album ''

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''.

also utilized "Apache" for sampling when he produced NY Rapper

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extensively sampled the covered version by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band for his track "

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" (wordplay on "Apache"). The track has since been used to advertise William Hill Online on TV and has been remixed by artists such as

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and Sinden. *

sampled IBB's "Apache" in his 2003 single, " Made You Look", and on his 2006 single "

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". *Also in 2006, The Federation sampled a piece of the song for their single "I Only Wear My White Tees Once". *Sampled on the song "Funky" by

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and

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on their 2007 collaboration, "The Hard Sell". *It is used in the song "Against All Odds" by

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. *

sample the bongo break at the beginning for their song "Thought @ Work" from their album ''Phrenology'', which is an homage to "Men at Work" by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, which also samples the break. * Double Dee and Steinski sampled the bongo break for their classic mash-up/collage "Lesson 1 – The Payoff Mix". *

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incorporated the bongo samples to "

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" during her 2008–2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour. *

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sampled the bongo loop in the video version of their song, "

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". *

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used bongo samples in his cover of

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's hit "Dansa din djävul". *

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interpolated parts of the percussion break in their cover of "

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sampled the bongo drums on their track "That's My Bitch" from their 2011 collaborative album,

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Other cover versions

Charting versions

* In February 1961, Sonny James released a

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version, which was produced in Nashville by

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and was review-rated as a ''Spotlight Winner'' in ''Billboard''.

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in its edition of March 6, 1961 It peaked at number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 23 on the retrospective Australian

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. *In December 1964, Dave Allan and the Arrows released a cover as "Apache '65". It peaked at number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. *In November 1970, English

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group

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released a single " Apache Drop Out", which combined "Apache" with a version of

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's " Drop Out Boogie". The highly unorthodox single reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 42 in Germany. *In October 1972, the Moog-based band of session musicians

released a cover version of "Apache" as follow-up to their hit "

". It peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 in Germany. *In 1987, Dutch band Janse Bagge Bend released a version titled "Awpatsje (Apache)", which peaked at number 83 on the

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chart. *In 2005, the German band Scooter covered this song as an instrumental for the album '' Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?'' in a

version. Later that year, a single was released which combined elements of "Apache" and "Rock Bottom" from the same album, known as " Apache Rocks the Bottom!". This later appeared on the second disc of the UK edition of its 2008 album ''

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''. The single was a top-five hit in Denmark and Finland and a top-thirty hit in Germany and Austria.

Other versions

* In 1960, Jerry Lordan recorded his own version together with the

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, ...

Orchestra. * In 1961,

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released a version on his ''Big Band Plays the Big Hits'' album, along with "Up a Lazy River". *In 1962,

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released a version on their album ''

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.'' * In 1969, Eyes of Blue released a version titled "Apache '69" under the name the Imposters. The B-side of this Mercury label release (MF1080) was the song "QIII". * In 1976, the electro-rock French band

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, in their first eponymous album, released a version featuring synthesizers, disco-rock drumming, and heavily treated guitars. *In the 1970s, the Tennessee Farm Band did a version. *In 1977, The

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Band recorded a

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-styled version and filmed an accompanying music video of "Apache". Set on a rocky hillside, it featured scantily clad dancers around a grinning Tommy Seebach while he plays keyboards. This version was successful in Europe. *

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(with Tony Martin on vocals) played a live cover of the song at their 1989 concert in Moscow. * Ska-Dows recorded a

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version of "Apache", including some lyrics, mostly the word "Apache!" shouted repeatedly. *

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, himself of Native American descent, performed the song on his 1990 album of the same name. * The 1992 compilation album ''

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'' features a version of "Apache" by

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. * In 1992, Norwegian a cappella group

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recorded their version of "Apache" on the album ''Holiholihoo''. * In 1993, General Base, one of the projects of Thomas Kukula, released "Apache" as a single; it also appears on the ''First'' album. * The

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covered "Apache" for their 1995 album, ''Invitation''. * The song was covered by

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in the 1996 collection '' Twang!: A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows''. * In 2002, Portishead's

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and

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recorded a cover version which was released on limited white, green, pink and black vinyl 7-inch single under the name The Jimi Entley Sound. * In 2003,

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covered "Apache" for his album ''Guitar''. *On the 2006 album ''Hier is Normaal'', the Dutch band

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made a compilation of instrumental songs of their own and other artists. "Apache" is also in it. The song, "Varkens Pesten", means literally "bullying pigs". *French guitarist

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recorded a version of "Apache" on his No. 1 hit album ''Guitar Connection'' (Sony Music) in 2006. The album went platinum and included a DVD on which Danel shows how to play the songs, including "Apache". *In 2010, Cisco Herzhaft performs a solo version in

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on his album ''The Cisco's System''. *"Apache" was covered by the folk band

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on their 2007 album ''Heimlich''.

Notable live covers

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regularly performs "Apache" in his live shows. * In 2010,

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

performed a version of "Apache" during his tribute concert for

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in New York City; it was released in February 2011 on the CD ''Jeff Beck's Rock n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul'', and also performed on the DVD/Blu-ray release of the same concert, also released in February 2011.

Interpolations

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's "Masquerade" includes the melodic hook played on violin as the song closes. * "Symphony of the Nymph" (2012) by

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features a melody from "Apache". *

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borrowed part of the melody of Apache for the chorus of the song "How Does the Grass Grow?" from his 2013 album ''

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''.

Soundtrack appearances

* A 30-second edit of The Shadows' version was used in an April 1988 UK TV advertisement for

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fizzy drinks. * An 80-second edit of The Shadows' version was used in the 1989 feature film ''

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'' about the

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. * A 60-second portion of a remastered version by The Shadows was used in the 2012/13 UK TV advert for

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'Fridge Raiders' snack. It is known as the 'You must be Hank Marvin' advert, reflecting the

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term for 'starving'. * A version of "Apache" was used as the theme to the long-running television show ''

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'', which aired in Chicago on PBS. * Another 30-second sampled version by The Incredible Bongo Band is used in a 2018

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commercial. * Various versions are used in commercials for Jardiance. * The song was going to be used in the 2019 film '' Joker'' but was cut.

Minnesota Lynx

The

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of the WNBA adopted "Apache" as the unofficial team anthem in 2007. Following victories, the team would dance to the song at center court. For the first home game of the team's first

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appearance, the team brought in the Sugarhill Gang to perform the song at halftime.

References

External links

soul-sides.com: All Roads Lead to Apache (history of various versions of "Apache", including audio samples)
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