Yakety Yak (No.7)
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"Yakety Yak" was written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Coasters and was released as a single by them in 1958.
It Spent 7 weeks at No.1 on the American R&B chart, 1 week at No.1 on the American pop chart, and peaked at No.12 on the UK Chart
This song was one of a string of singles released by The Coasters between 1957 and 1959 that dominated the Charts, they were easily one of the biggest performing acts of the 1950's.