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Subtitled Needles and Pins" for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. "Needles and Pins" is a song by Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono, originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon. Other hit versions of the song were recorded by The Searchers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks and by The Ramones. ------------------------- Jackie DeShannon version (1963) The song's original was recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1963 and in the US, peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May of that year [See: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990, Record Research, Inc., Menomonee Falls WI, 1991]. Though it was only a minor US hit, DeShannon's recording of the song topped the charts in English Canada, hitting number one on the CHUM Chart in early 1963. ------------------------- The Seachers version (1964) The Searchers heard British performer Cliff Bennett perform "Needles and Pins" at a club in Hamburg, Germany, and instantly wanted it to be their next single. Soon after, in 1964, "Needles and Pins" appeared on the Searchers' next album, It's Fab! It's Gear! It's The Searchers. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in America and was number one in the United Kingdom.