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"Hit the Road Jack"
Single by Ray Charles
B-side	"The Danger Zone"
Released	1961
Format	7", 45rpm
Genre	R&B
Length	2:00
Label	ABC
Writer(s)	Percy Mayfield

"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by rhythm and blues artist Percy Mayfield and recorded by singer, pianist Ray Charles. It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning on Monday, October 9, 1961.^[1] The song was also number one on the R&B Sides chart for five weeks, becoming Ray Charles' sixth number-one on that chart.^[2] The song is ranked #377 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

[edit] Notable recordings

The Animals (1966)
Big Youth – a reggae version of the song is on his 1976 album Hit the Road Jack. Also included on Natty Universal Dread 1973–1979.
Monica Zetterlund – Swedish version with the title "Stick iväg Jack" with lyrics by Beppe Wolgers.
The Stampeders featuring Wolfman Jack (1970)
Suzi Quatro (1970)
John Mellencamp (aka Johnny Cougar) (1976)
The Residents (1987)
Viggo Sandvik (1988 - Norwegian version with the title "For en råtass" with lyrics by Viggo Sandvik)
Buster Poindexter (1989)
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (1990 - Ska Para Toujou)
Hermes House Band (2004 - Get Ready To Party)
Miyavi (2005 – live)
Basement Jaxx (2006)
Tic Tac Toe (2006)
Mo' Horizons (in Portuguese as "Pe Na Estrada")
The Easybeats
Sha Na Na
Renee Olstead - featured on her 2009 album Skylark
Richard Anthony (1961) - French version ("Fiche le camp Jack")
Shirley Horn - featured on her 1993 album Light out of darkness (a tribute to Ray Charles)
Jamie Cullum and Tim Minchin covered the song on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 23rd October 2009.

Preceded by "Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee	Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Ray Charles version) October 9, 1961 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Runaround Sue" by Dion DiMucci
Preceded by "My True Story" by The Jive Five	Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single Ray Charles version October 2, 1961-October 30, 1961	Succeeded by "Ya Ya" by Lee Dorsey

[edit] References

^ "Hit the Road Jack" at Billboard.com.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 112.

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[0] "Hit the Road Jack" at Billboard.com.

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 112.

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