The Lion Sleeps Tonight
: Tight FitDate: 01/1982
From: Tight Fit
Comment:
[Jive 103]
written by Solomon Linda, Paul Campbell, Albert Stanton, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss
| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 23/01/1982 | 1 |
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| Tight Fit singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Back to the Sixties (Part II) (09/1981 • 27 pts) | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (01/1982 • 204 pts) | Fantasy Island (05/1982 • 126 pts) |
| Tight Fit singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Back to the Sixties (07/1981 • 154 pts) | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (01/1982 • 204 pts) | |
Music video
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 • Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and the Weavers • Wimoweh |  | ||
| 1961 • The Tokens • The Lion Sleeps Tonight | |  | |
| 1962 • Karl Denver • Wimoweh | | ||
| 1972 • Robert John • The Lion Sleeps Tonight | | ||
| 1972 • Dave Newman • The Lion Sleeps Tonight | | ||
| 1975 • Brian Eno • The Lion Sleeps Tonight (wimoweh) | | ||
1982 • Tight Fit  • The Lion Sleeps Tonight | | ||
| 1994 • The Tokens • The Lion Sleeps Tonight | | ||