One-Hit Wonders quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What Scottish twin duo scored an international hit with 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)'?

   Answer: The Proclaimers

   Why: The song enjoyed a massive American chart resurgence five years after release when featured in the film Benny & Joon.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the shortest song to reach number one on the US Hot 100?

   Answer: Stay

   Why: Maurice Williams wrote it in 1953 at just 15, trying to talk a girl into staying out past her 10 p.m. curfew.

3. 3 Hard

   What was Toni Basil's hit 'Mickey' called when Racey recorded it?

   Answer: Kitty

   Why: Toni Basil flipped the gender of the lyrics from the 1979 Racey track Kitty, which had been penned by hit songwriting duo Chinn and Chapman.

4. 4 Easy

   What Italian electronic group scored a global 1999 hit with 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)'?

   Answer: Eiffel 65

   Why: The nonsensical hook was improvised simply because the band felt the piano riff needed an energetic vocal filler.

5. 5 Medium

   Whose instrumental guitar riff was sampled to create Crazy Town's 2000 hit 'Butterfly'?

   Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

   Why: Writing credits for the sample handed the Chili Peppers a Billboard number one their own singles never reached: Under the Bridge stalled at two.

6. 6 Hard

   Who wrote the French song behind 'Seasons in the Sun'?

   Answer: Jacques Brel

   Why: Terry Jacks adapted the melody and sorrowful theme from Brel's 1961 French track Le Moribond.