GTO (Ronny & the Daytonas song)

{{short description|1964 single}}

{{Infobox song

| name = G.T.O.

| type = single

| artist = Ronny & the Daytonas

| album = G.T.O.

| B-side = Hot Rod Baby

| released = 1964

| recorded = 1964

| studio = Phillips Recording, Memphis, Tennessee{{cite web|last=McNutt|first=Randy|title=Ghosts of Nashville's Recording Studios, Part 1|url=http://homeofthehits.blogspot.com/2011/08/ghosts-of-nashvilles-recording-studios.html|website=Home of the Hits|date=7 August 2011|access-date=15 May 2024}}

| genre = Rock and roll

| length = 2:26

| label = Mala

| writer = John "Bucky" Wilkin

| producer = Bill Justis

| next_title = California Bound

| next_year = 1964

}}

"G.T.O." is a song written by John Buck Wilkin and first recorded as the 1964 debut single of his band, Ronny & the Daytonas. It was also featured on their album of the same name. The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26, 1964,{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1964-09-12/hot-100 |title=The Hot 100 : Sep 12, 1964 | Billboard Chart Archive |publisher=Billboard.com |date=1964-09-12 |accessdate=2014-05-24}} and sold over one million copies, which resulted in it being awarded a gold disc.{{cite book

| first= Joseph

| last= Murrells

| year= 1978

| title= The Book of Golden Discs

| edition= 2nd

| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd

| location= London

| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/182 182]

| isbn= 0-214-20512-6

| url-access= registration

| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/182

}} The song reached No. 7 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4702.pdf| title=RPM Top 40-5s - September 28, 1964}} It was produced by Bill Justis. The song's lyrics extol the performance of the Pontiac GTO and express the singer's desire to purchase that particular car.