96 Tears

"96 Tears"
Single by ? and the Mysterians
from the album 96 Tears
B-side"Midnight Hour"
ReleasedAugust 1966 (1966)
Recorded1966 in Bay City, Michigan
Genre
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)Rudy Martinez
Producer(s)Rudy Martinez
? and the Mysterians singles chronology
"96 Tears"
(1966)		 "I Need Somebody"
(1966)

"96 Tears" is a 1966 debut single by ? and the Mysterians and is the title track to debut studio album 96 Tears. It went to number 1 in the United States and Canada and number 37 in the United Kingdom. It was covered by The Stranglers in 1990 and went to number 17 in the United Kingdom and number 9 in Ireland.

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