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The song was immediately prohibited from being played on RTÉ stations [1] or was severely restricted, [2] sources vary. Despite that, the song sold 12,000 single records in the first week of release, taking it to the number one position in the Irish Singles Chart on 22 November 1973, and held that position for four weeks, [1] until it was replaced by Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody.
"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name , the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 [ 2 ] after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). [ 3 ]
[a] [1] [2] The event became known as "The Day the Music Died" after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie". At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch, were playing on the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the American Midwest.
Don McLean shares how he came to write 'American Pie,' from delivering papers with the news of Buddy Holly's death to meeting the Everly Brothers.
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American Wedding (known as American Pie 3: The Wedding or American Pie: The Wedding, in some countries) is a 2003 American sex comedy film written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan. It is the sequel to American Pie (1999) and American Pie 2 (2001), and the third of the American Pie franchise .
The folk rock album reached number one on the Billboard 200, containing the chart-topping singles "American Pie" and "Vincent". Recorded in May and June 1971 at The Record Plant in New York City, [3] the LP is dedicated to Buddy Holly, [4] and was reissued in 1980 minus the track "Sister Fatima". [5]
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