"The Jolly Green Giant" is a song written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris, and Dewey Terry and performed by

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. It reached #1 on the Canadian chart, #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #25 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1965. It was featured on their 1965 album ''

The Kingsmen Volume 3 ''The Kingsmen Volume 3'' is the third album by the rock band the Kingsmen, released in 1965. Release and reception The Kingsmen's third album featured "The Jolly Green Giant", a novelty number which reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop ...

''. The song was based on Green Giant's mascot the Jolly Green Giant. The single originally only credited Easton as the writer, but Harris and Terry were later added when it was determined the song was a re-write of

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song "Big Boy Pete". The song was arranged by

and produced by Jerry Dennon. The song ranked #39 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1965.

Other versions

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released a version of the song on his 1965 album ''Drum Discotheque''. *

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released a version of the song as the

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to their 1965 single "Listen to Me Now". *

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released a version of the song on their 1967 album ''Snoopy vs. the Red Baron''. *

Don and the Goodtimes Don and the Goodtimes were an American garage rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, United States, in 1964. Fronted by Don Gallucci, former keyboardist of the Kingsmen, the group made a name for itself in the Northwest rock scene performing in ...

released a version of the song on their 1995 compilation album ''Don & the Goodtimes''. *

The Knickerbockers The Knickerbockers were an American garage rock band formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey in 1964. They released the 1965 hit "Lies (The Knickerbockers song), Lies", which was known for its resemblance to the Beatles. The band was formed in 1964 ...

released a version of the song on their 1998 compilation album ''The Very Best of the Knickerbockers: Lies''. *Several other 1965 versions with uncredited groups were released on various "hit parade" labels including

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, Hit Parader, and Seeburg Rec-O-Dance.

References

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