It's Late (Ricky Nelson song)#Shakin' Stevens version
{{Short description|1959 song performed by Ricky Nelson}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = It's Late
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Ricky Nelson
| album = Ricky Sings Again
| B-side = Never Be Anyone Else But You
| released = {{Start date|1959|2|9}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock and roll
| length = {{Duration|m=1|s=57}}
| label = Imperial X5565
| writer = Dorsey Burnette
| producer =
| prev_title = Lonesome Town
| prev_title2 = I Got a Feeling
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Just a Little Too Much
| next_title2 = Sweeter Than You
| next_year = 1959
}}
"It's Late" is a song written by Dorsey Burnette, who recorded it on August 28, 1958. However, it was not released and its first appearance was on a compilation album by Imperial Records in 1980.{{Cite web|title=Burnette Discography - 1958|url=http://evignal.free.fr/burnette/1958.htm|access-date=2020-11-09|website=evignal.free.fr}}{{Cite web|title=Cover versions of It's Late by Dorsey Burnette {{!}} SecondHandSongs|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/92002|access-date=2020-11-09|website=secondhandsongs.com}} It is better known for its release as a single by Ricky Nelson in February 1959, subsequently reaching number 3 in the UK, number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 30 on the R&B chart that year.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=It%27s+Late+by+Ricky+Nelson&id=35045 Ricky Nelson, "It's Late" Chart Positions] Retrieved April 8, 2014 The song is featured on the 1959 album Ricky Sings Again.[http://www.discogs.com/Ricky-Nelson-Ricky-Sings-Again/release/1948990 Ricky Nelson, Ricky Sings Again] Retrieved April 8, 2014
"It's Late" is ranked number 74 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1959.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1959.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1959 |access-date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011043/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1959.php |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1959) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{Cite web|url=https://www.top100singles.net/2016/10/every-amr-top-100-single-in-1959.html#show|title=Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1959|website=www.top100singles.net}}
|28 |
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| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|3|artist=Ricky Nelson|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Ricky Nelson|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|30|artist=Ricky Nelson|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/50s_files/19590328.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 28, 1959 |work=Cash Box magazine|access-date=2020-11-04}}
|6 |
=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1959) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100
|74 |
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Shakin' Stevens version
{{Infobox song
| name = It's Late
| cover = File:Shakin' Stevens It's Late.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Shakin' Stevens
| album = The Bop Won't Stop
| B-side = It's Good for You (Baby)
| released = {{Start date|1983|7|15|df=yes}}
| format =
| recorded = 1983
| studio = Eden Studios, London
| genre = Rock and roll
| length = {{duration|2:01}}
| label = Epic
| writer = Dorsey Burnette
| producer = Christopher Neil
| prev_title = Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Cry Just a Little Bit
| next_year = 1983
}}
In 1983 Shakin' Stevens recorded the song and released it as a single on the Epic Records label as the first single from his album The Bop Won't Stop.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Shakin-Stevens-Its-Late/release/1941832|title=Shakin' Stevens - It's Late|website=Discogs|date=July 15, 1983 |access-date=August 20, 2017}} Some of the singles were issued as a novelty-shaped picture disk.{{cite web|url=http://www.picture-disc.co.uk/SHAKIN-STEVENS-ITS-LATE|title=SHAKIN' STEVENS - IT'S LATE - Terry's Picture Discs|website=www.Picture-Disc.co.uk|access-date=August 20, 2017}} It peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.
=Charts=
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| Chart (1983)
!Peak |
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| {{single chart|Flanders|36|artist=Shakin' Stevens|song=It's Late|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Denmark (Hitlisten){{cite web|url=https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/121831-danish-chart-archive-singles-1979-____-b-t-ifpi-dk?q=it%27s%20late|title=Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)|website=www.ukmix.org|date=17 November 2018|access-date=4 November 2020}}
|4 |
| {{single chart|Germany|18|artist=Shakin' Stevens|song=It's Late|songid=39134|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=It's Late|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|11|artist=Shakin Stevens|rowheader=true|refname="Shaky UK"}} |
References
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Category:Songs written by Dorsey Burnette
Category:Shakin' Stevens songs
Category:Imperial Records singles
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