GTO (Ronny & the Daytonas song)

"G.T.O."
Single by Ronny & the Daytonas
from the album G.T.O.
B-side	"Hot Rod Baby"
Released	1964
Recorded	1964
Studio	Phillips Recording, Memphis, Tennessee[1]
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:26
Label	Mala
Songwriter	John "Bucky" Wilkin
Producer	Bill Justis
Ronny & the Daytonas singles chronology
"G.T.O." (1964) "California Bound" (1964)

"G.T.O." is a song written by John Buck Wilkin and first recorded as the 1964 debut single of his band, Ronny & the Daytonas. It was also featured on their album of the same name. The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26, 1964,^[2] and sold over one million copies, which resulted in it being awarded a gold disc.^[3] The song reached No. 7 in Canada.^[4] The song peaked at #4 on the New Zealand Lever Hit Parade chart^[5] It was produced by Bill Justis. The song's lyrics extol the performance of the Pontiac GTO and express the singer's desire to purchase that particular car.

References

1. McNutt, Randy (7 August 2011). "Ghosts of Nashville's Recording Studios, Part 1". Home of the Hits. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
2. "The Hot 100 : Sep 12, 1964 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 1964-09-12. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
3. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
4. "RPM Top 40-5s - September 28, 1964" (PDF).
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208152845/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Nov&qweek=05-Nov-1964#n_view_location