Cool Jerk

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"Cool Jerk"
Single by The Capitols
from the album Dance the Cool Jerk
B-side"Hello Stranger"
Released1966
GenreRhythm and blues[1]
Length2:45
LabelKaren Records
Songwriter(s)Donald Storball
Producer(s)Ollie McLaughlin
The Capitols singles chronology
"Dog and Cat"
(1963)
"Cool Jerk"
(1966)
"Zig Zaggin"
(1966)

"Cool Jerk" is a 1966 song by R & B band The Capitols. It went to number 7 in the United States and number 9 in Canada. It was used in the 1992 movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. It has been covered by new wave band The Go-Go's.

References[change | change source]

  1. Milward, John (March 25, 1991). "The Rhythm of the Sweats". New York. Vol. 24, no. 12. p. 27. ISSN 0028-7369.