Yakety Yak by The Coasters

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Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Language: English
First recorded on: March 17, 1958
Released on: Yakety Yak
Single
April 30, 1958
Chart placings: #7 in United States
#12 in United Kingdom
#154 in France
Tags: hit song
Comments: Nr 1 US. Featuring King Curtis on saxophone.
Rating: (best version)
Licensing: Request a synchronization license

Originals

Yakety Yak

First release by The Coasters (April 30, 1958)

Adaptations

An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.

Yakety Yak written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller English April 30, 1958
- Takataan Roos written by Hector Finnish 1974
- Yakety Yak (Rouspèt' pas) written by Pierre Pétel French February 1959
- Yakety-Yak written by Eddick Ritchell French 1973
- Jackety Jack written by Nils Nobach German October 1958
- Alles O.K. ? written by Norbert Hammerschmidt German 1981
- Yakety Yak written by Ilio Benvenuti Italian April 1961
- Yakety Yak written by Kåre Virud Norwegian 1978
- Yakety yak written by Johnny Laboriel Spanish 1961
- Där kommer Jack written by Gert Lengstrand Swedish 1975

Versions

Yakety Yak written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Yakety Yak	The Coasters	April 30, 1958	First release Hit song
Yakety Yak	Tompal and The Glasers	July 1958
Yakety Yak	Paul Rich	August 1958
Yakety Yak	The Poor Crowns, Ed Cee and Orchestra	1958	Unverified
Bo Weevil - Stagger Lee - Yakity Yak	The Chevrons	1961	Medley
Yakety Yak	Don Lang & The Twisters	1962
Yakety-Yak	Wanda Jackson	January 1964
Yakety Yak	Brian Poole and The Tremeloes	April 1964
Yakety Yak	The Washington D.C.'S	1964
Yakety Yak	The Fourmost	November 1965
Yakety-Yak	Frankie Farian u. Die Schatten	1965
Yakety Yak	Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs	1967
Yakety Yak	Ray Stevens	May 1969
Yakety Yak	Lee Perry & The Upsetters	1969
Yakety Yak	The Pipkins	1970
Yakety Yak	The Mustangs [US2]	1970
Yakety Yak / Jail House Rock	Sha Na Na	April 1971	Medley
Yakety Yak	Shakin' Stevens and The Sunsets	March 1972
Rock and Roll Medley Pt. I	Big Wheelie and The Hubcaps	1972	Live Medley
Yakety Yak	Desmond Dekker	1973	Unverified
Yakety Yak	Truck Stop	1975
Yakety Yak	New Jordal Swingers	1976
Yakety Yak	Kim & The Cadillacs	1977
Yakety Yak	Rockfolket	1977
Yakety Yak	Gert Lengstrand	1979
Yakety Yak	Dillard - Hartford - Dillard	1980
Yakety Yak	Plavci	1981
Yakety Yak	Bad Manners	1982
Yakety Yak	Heather Bishop	1990
Help Me Make It Through the Night	Big Daddy	April 1991	Medley
Yakety Yak (Take It Back)	Take It Back Foundation	1991	Unverified
Yakety Yak	Company [Smokey Joe's Cafe, Broadway 1995]	May 30, 1995
Yakety Yak	The Alligators with Niels Mathiasen	1996
Yakety Yak	Phantom Planet	September 21, 1999
Yakety Yak	Andy Lee Lang with The Coasters	2001
Yakety Yak	Crazy Cadillac	2001
Yakety Yak	The Studio Sound Ensemble (Open Records Studio Artists)	December 2008
Yakety Yak	Ac Rock	October 2009	A cappella
Yakety Yak	The Drapers	2010
Yakety Yak	Déjà Vu [US1]	September 20, 2011
Yakety Yak	Snake Davis Band	2016
Yakety Yak	The Bluejays	December 18, 2020

Yakety Yak written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller instrumental

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	"Yakety Yak" Polka	Liberace	1953	Unverified
i	Yakety Yak	Walter Gonçalves (Walter Gonçalves)	1958	Unverified
i	Yakety Yak	The Leiber-Stoller Big Band	1961
i	Yakety Yak	Panama Francis	1962
i	Yakety Yak	Sandy Nelson	1963
i	Yakety Yak	Joe Maphis	1967
i	Yakety Yak	Steve Wingfield	2000	Unverified

Takataan Roos written by Hector Finnish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Takataan Roos	Hector	1974	First release
		Takataan Roos	Timo Tervo	1974	Unverified

Yakety Yak (Rouspèt' pas) written by Pierre Pétel French

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety Yak (Rouspèt' pas)	Les Jérolas	February 1959	First release

Yakety-Yak written by Eddick Ritchell French

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety-Yak	Au Bonheur des Dames	1973	First release

Jackety Jack written by Nils Nobach German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Jackety Jack	Billy Sanders - Das Paul Kuhn Ensemble	October 1958	First release
		Yakety Yak	Rudolf Rock & Die Schocker	1977

Alles O.K. ? written by Norbert Hammerschmidt German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Alles O.K. ?	Die Lollipops	1981	First release

Yakety Yak written by Ilio Benvenuti Italian

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety Yak	The Gaylords	April 1961	First release

Yakety Yak written by Kåre Virud Norwegian

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety Yak	New Jordal Swingers	1978	First release

Yakety yak written by Johnny Laboriel Spanish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety yak	Los Rebeldes del Rock	1961	First release

Där kommer Jack written by Gert Lengstrand Swedish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Där kommer Jack	Tonix	1975	First release

Yakety Yak written by [Unknown] Spanish (not verified yet)

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety Yak	Los Destrampados	2006	Unverified

Yakety Yak written by Johnny Laboriel Spanish (not verified yet)

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Yakety Yak	Los Rebeldes del Rock	1961	Unverified

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