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In the Year 2525

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"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
RCA release
Single by Zager and Evans
from the album 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
B-side"Little Kids"
Released1969 (Truth label)
April 1969 (RCA label)[1]
Recorded1969, Odessa, Texas
GenreFolk rock[2]
Length3:10 (Truth label)
3:15 (RCA label)
LabelTruth; RCA Victor
SongwriterRick Evans
ProducerZager and Evans
Zager and Evans singles chronology
"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
(1969)		 "Mr. Turnkey"
(1969)
Alternative release
Artwork for the German vinyl single
Artwork for the German vinyl single

"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of Zager and Evans. A "one-hit wonder", it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting July 12, 1969.[3] It peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August and September that year.[4] The song was written and composed by Rick Evans in 1964 and released on Truth Records in 1968.[5] It was picked up by RCA Records.

Their follow-up single on RCA Victor, "Mr. Turnkey", reached No. 48 in the Canadian pop charts and number 41 in the Canadian AC chart.[6][7] Another single, "Listen to the People", charted at No. 100 and No. 96 in Canada.[8]

Summary

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"In the Year 2525" is a song about the journey of mankind over a 7,000-year span: 2525, 3535, 4545, 5555, 6565, 7510, 8510, and 9595. It predicts that humanity's thoughts, relationships and bodies will be negatively impacted by technological advances and ends with mankind's extinction.[9]

Production

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The song was produced by Tommy Allsup. Allsup played lead guitar as a member of Buddy Holly's band The Crickets. While touring in 1959 with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, he lost a fateful coin toss with Valens for a seat on the plane that crashed, killing Valens, Holly, Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson on February 3, 1959 (The Day the Music Died).

Recording

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The song was recorded in 1968, at a studio in a cow pasture in Odessa, Texas.[10]

Personnel

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  • Denny Zager & Rick Evans – acoustic guitars & vocals
  • Mark Dalton – bass guitar
  • Dave Trupp – drums
  • The Odessa Symphony – additional instruments
  • Tommy Allsup – producer[11]

The record had regional success so RCA Records picked it up for a national release. RCA producer Ethel Gabriel was tasked with enhancing the sound and arrangement. Once it made the Hot 100, the track took three weeks to reach number 1.[12]

Cultural significance

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In 2001, following the September 11 attacks, the song was included in the Clear Channel memorandum which was distributed to radio station owned by Clear Channel Communications, listing 165 songs considered to be "lyrically questionable."[13]

Chart history

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)". Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via www.45cat.com.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 28, 2018). "The Number Ones: Zager & Evans' "In The Year 2525"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 15, 2023. ...the #1 song in America was a massively goofy folk-rock sci-fi novelty song about the dangers of technology.
  3. ↑ The Hot 100, Week of July 12, 1969 – Billboard.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 236. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ↑ Miller, Nathaniel (August 19, 2011). "Hit song of 1969 recorded in Odessa". News OK. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top 50 Adult - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 10, 1970" (PDF).
  9. ↑ Reynolds, Tom (2005). I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard. Milsons Point, N.S.W.: Random House. p. 85. ISBN 1-74166-020-3.
  10. ↑ "Drummer on only No. 1 hit to come out of Lincoln dies at 72 | Local". Journalstar.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ Forte, Dan (March 14, 2019). "Tommy Allsup 1931-2017: From Buddy Holly to Bob Wills". VintageGuitar.com.
  12. ↑ "Zager and Evans | Way Back Attack". www.waybackattack.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ Wishnia, Steven (October 24, 2001). "Review | Bad Transmission: Clear Channel's Hit List". LiP magazine. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008.
  14. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ↑ Canadian peak RPM
  16. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. September 6, 1969. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  17. ↑ "In the Year 2525 | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Singoli – I numeri uno (1959–2006) (parte 3: 1980–1990)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Flavour of New Zealand - Search Listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. August 9, 1969. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Zager & Evans – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
  22. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 264.
  23. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 8/09/69". tropicalglen.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Die Offiziellen Deutschen Charts: Die kompletten Listen – Woche für Woche: Singles Top 40 1969" (PDF).
  25. ↑ "Go-Set Magazine Charts". www.poparchives.com.au. Barry McKay. January 2007. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  26. ↑ "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week Of The Sixties". www.sixtiescity.net. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969". Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  30. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts".
  31. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  32. ↑ "American single certifications – Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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