Guitar Tango

{{short description|1961 song}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Guitar Tango

| cover = The Shadows Guitar Tango.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Shadows

| album =

| B-side = What a Lovely Tune

| released = {{start date|1962|7|27|df=yes}}

| recorded = 23 May and 18 June 1962{{Cite web|last=Koers|first=Ivo|title=Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles|url=http://www.malcolmcampbell.me.uk/instrumentation-update2/instrumentation-update2-file02.pdf|access-date=30 August 2021|website=malcolmcampbell.me.uk|page=9}}

| studio = EMI Studios, London

| venue =

| genre = Instrumental surf

| length = 2:59

| label = Columbia

| writer =

• Norman Maine
• Georges Liferman

| producer = Norrie Paramor

| prev_title = Wonderful Land

| prev_year = 1962

| next_title = The Boys

| next_year = 1962

}}

"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca. However, the song is best known for the instrumental version released the following year by British group the Shadows which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.