My Sharona - wikipedia My Sharona `` My Sharona '' Single by The Knack from the album Get the Knack B - side `` Let Me Out '' Released June 1979 Format 7 '' Recorded April 1979 Genre Power pop new wave Length 3 : 58 ( single edit ) 4 : 52 ( album version ) Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Doug Fieger, Berton Averre Producer ( s ) Mike Chapman The Knack singles chronology `` My Sharona '' ( 1979 ) `` Good Girls Do n't '' ( 1979 ) `` My Sharona '' ( 1979 ) `` Good Girls Do n't '' ( 1979 ) Audio sample file help `` My Sharona '' is the debut single by the Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and released in 1979 from their album Get the Knack. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart where it remained for 6 weeks, and was number one on Billboard 's 1979 Top Pop Singles year - end chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, representing one million copies sold, and was Capitol Records ' fastest gold status debut single since the Beatles ' `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' in 1964. Contents 1 Inspiration 2 Music and lyrics 3 Artwork 4 Reception 5 Legacy 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 6.3 Sales and certifications 7 Parodies, samples and homages 7.1 Parodies 7.2 Audio samples 8 `` Let Me Out '' 9 References 10 External links Inspiration The characteristic riff of `` My Sharona '' was created by the band 's lead guitarist, Berton Averre, years before he joined the Knack. Averre subsequently played the riff, as well as a drum groove, for Doug Fieger, the group 's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, who greatly admired it and promised to include it in a composition, although he did not have any ideas for the lyrics. When Fieger was 25 years old, he met 17 - year - old Sharona Alperin, who inspired a two - month - long run of songwriting, as well as becoming Fieger 's girlfriend for the next four years. Fieger recounted that `` It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat ; I fell in love with her instantly. And when that happened, it sparked something and I started writing a lot of songs feverishly in a short amount of time. '' Fieger and Averre worked out the structure and melody of the song. Averre was originally averse to using Alperin 's name in the song, but Fieger wanted it to be a direct expression of his feelings ; Averre ultimately relented. Fieger claimed that `` My Sharona '' was written in 15 minutes. Music and lyrics The music of the song echoes many elements of songs from the 1960s. According to a Trouser Press reviewer, the song 's main melodic hook is `` an inversion of the signature riff '' from `` Gimme Some Lovin ', '' a 1967 song by the Spencer Davis Group. Fieger has acknowledged that the song 's tom - tom drum rhythm is `` just a rewrite '' of `` Going to a Go - Go, '' a song from Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965. Drummer Bruce Gary has stated that although he did n't particularly like the song when Fieger introduced it to the band, he came up with the stuttering beat for the song similar to a surf stomp. He also decided to incorporate a flam, in which two drum strokes are staggered, creating a fuller sound, which Gary considered to be crucial to the song 's success. In an interview with The Washington Post, Fieger noted that the song was written from the perspective of a 14 - year - old boy. The song 's stuttering vocal effect of the repeated `` muh muh muh my Sharona '' phrase is reminiscent of Roger Daltrey 's vocals in the 1965 song `` My Generation '' by the Who. Artwork In addition to being the inspiration for the song, Sharona Alperin posed for the single 's picture sleeve holding a copy of The Knack 's debut album Get the Knack. Reception The song 's clean production sound was also reminiscent of the sound of the 1960s British Invasion. Dick Nusser of Billboard Magazine remarked on the song 's `` catchy, deliberately awkward, stop - go drum and guitar breaks, '' its `` quirky lyrics '' and `` suggestive tone, '' and that the song will `` make you ready, willing and able to hum the refrain at the right moment. '' In the Pazz & Jop 1979 Critic 's Poll `` My Sharona '' and Fleetwood Mac 's `` Tusk '' were tied for sixth place in the list of top singles of the year. Chris Woodstra of Allmusic has subsequently referred to the song as an `` unforgettable hit. '' The New Rolling Stone Album Guide claimed that the song `` was a hit for a good reason. The beat is urgent, the chorus calls out for drunken shouting along and the guitar solo is a firecracker flash. '' Legacy The New York Times called the song `` an emblem of the new wave era in rock and a prime example of the brevity of pop fame. '' In 1994, `` My Sharona '' re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 91, when it was released as part of the Reality Bites soundtrack album. In the film itself, the characters dance to the song at a convenience store. This version was remixed by Dave Jerden and features, among other changes, a much more prominent drum sound. In 2005, the song gained some attention when it appeared on the playlist of U.S. President George W. Bush 's iPod. In 2008, `` My Sharona '' was ranked in two Billboard 50th anniversary charts. It ranked 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 All - Time Top Songs and 16 on the Top Billboard Hot 100 Rock Songs. In video games, `` My Sharona '' is featured as a downloadable content single for the Rock Band series. On March 1, 2011, an updated version of the cover song was made available to download for use in Rock Band 3 in PRO mode which takes advantage of the use of a real guitar / bass guitar, along with standard MIDI - compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to up to three - part harmony vocals. The original version of the song, along with its music video, is featured on Lips : Party Classics on Xbox 360. In films, the song was heard in the 1997 Disney film RocketMan, the trailer for Charlie 's Angels : Full Throttle, in J.J. Abrams ' Super 8, and in Richard Linklater 's Everybody Wants Some ! !. Sharona Alperin, who was the inspiration for the hit, had been a major booster for the band, and brought many girls to their early shows. She has since become a real estate agent in the Los Angeles area, and uses the domain name mysharona.com for her business. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1979 -- 1980 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 13 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 12 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 12 Canada ( RPM 100 Singles ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 12 Ireland ( IRMA ) 14 Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 20 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 13 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 72 US Billboard Hot 100 91 Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Position Australia ( KMR ) 11 Canada ( RPM ) New Zealand 24 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 150,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Parodies, samples and homages With both the notoriety gained from being an international hit, and its distinctive rock guitar riff, `` My Sharona '' has been the subject of many parodies and samples, which include : Parodies `` My Bologna '' by `` Weird Al '' Yankovic - The 1979 song kickstarted Yankovic 's career in song parody. The Knack approved of the parody and even had Yankovic inked to a one - off deal with their label, Capitol Records. A re-recorded version appeared on his eponymous début album. `` Ayatollah '' by Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl - The song covered current events related to the Iranian Revolution of 1979. `` Pull My Strings '' by the Dead Kennedys - The 1980 song used the guitar riff and changed the phrase from `` My Sharona '' to `` My Payola '' to satirize the music industry. `` My Scrotum '' by Cheech Marin - The song was featured in the 1980 film Cheech & Chong 's Next Movie. `` 9 Coronas '' by John Mammoser. - Originally recorded in 1987 with release in 1995, and with two follow - up versions ( `` 10 Coronas '' in 1996, and `` 9 Coronas ( ' 99 version ' ) '' in 1999 ) that were showcased on the Dr. Demento radio programs. `` Vaiche boa '' by the Galician band Heredeiros da Crus - Released in 1997, on their album Des minutos. `` Babylona '' by Christian parody band ApologetiX - In 2001, this song was on their Keep the Change album. `` Comme des Connards '' ( `` Like Jerks '' ) by the French comedian Michaël Youn - A parody for the 2004 film Les 11 commandements. `` My Menorah '' by American Comedy Network - a Flash parody in 2004 with singing candles. `` My Toyota '' by radio personality Bob Rivers - This was a video spoof of the Toyota Recall events in 2010. `` My Fevola '' - This was a parody sung on The AFL Footy Show about footballer Brendan Fevola. Hong Kong pop singer Alan Tam included a Cantonese version of the song called `` 愛 到 你 發狂 '' ( English : `` Loving you make me crazy '' ) in his 1980 same name album. Parodies of the song have also been featured in several television commercials, including `` My Chalupa '' ( Taco Bell ), `` My Toyota '' ( Toyota ), `` My Mohegan '' ( Mohegan Sun ) and `` Pepperona '' ( Hormel ). `` Girl U Want '' by Devo, from the album Freedom of Choice, was allegedly inspired by `` My Sharona, '' although Devo 's Gerald Casale has denied this. Audio samples Run -- D.M.C. used an unauthorized audio sample from the song in their 1986 hit `` It 's Tricky ''. In 2006, Berton Averre and Doug Fieger filed suit against Apple, Run DMC and others for electronically redistributing the work. The case was settled in 2009. Rogue Traders used re-recorded elements of the riff in their 2006 hit `` Watching You ''. Hip hop artists Everlast and DJ Lethal sampled the song for the track `` I Got the Knack '', which first appeared in the 1990 Everlast album Forever Everlasting. British girl group Girls Aloud incorporated parts of the song for the track `` No Good Advice ''. `` Let Me Out '' For the 2013 Korean film, see Let Me Out ( film ). The B - side of the `` My Sharona '' single was `` Let Me Out ''. It was written by Fieger and Averre to fill the band 's need for a strong opening track for concerts and later for their Get the Knack album. Averre has stated that the song is `` absurdly fast. '' Drummer Bruce Gary felt that the words of `` Let Me Out '' helped make the song a perfect opener since the band wanted to `` let out, '' and bassist Prescott Niles noted that, with the song, the band was all of a sudden `` out of the box. '' Gary has also claimed that the song was `` me trying to be Buddy Rich in a rock ' n ' roll band. It was just full on. '' Billboard Magazine described `` Let Me Out '' as `` a teen anthem delivered at full throttle '' and praised the song 's `` delightful '' harmonies, `` slapping '' guitars and `` perfectly tuned '' drumming. Superchunk and The Mountain Goats drummer Jon Wurster commented on the `` full force '' of Gary 's drumming on `` Let Me Out. '' Ira Robbins and Michael Sandlin of Trouser Press described the song as `` tight guitar pop. '' Author John Borack described the song as `` a damn fine pop tune. '' Audio magazine called it a `` basher '' with `` plenty of style. '' Allmusic critic Mark Deming stated that the live version of `` Let Me Out '' has `` a joyous force nearly any act would envy. '' Dave Swanson of Ultimate Classic Rock called it `` one of the most powerful album openers ever. '' A 1979 live performance of `` Let Me Out '' from Carnegie Hall was included on the laser disc of Live at Carnegie Hall. The song was included on their compilation album, Premium Gold Collection. 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Classic Tracks : The Knack ' My Sharona ' NPR : The Woman Behind ' My Sharona ' Sharona Alperin 's Web site Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Shadow Dancing '' by Andy Gibb Billboard Hot 100 Year - End number one single 1979 Succeeded by `` Call Me '' by Blondie Preceded by `` Good Times '' by Chic Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 25, 1979 -- September 29, 1979 Succeeded by `` Sad Eyes '' by Robert John Preceded by `` Born to Be Alive '' by Patrick Hernandez Canadian `` RPM '' Singles Chart number - one single September 8, 1979 -- September 22, 1979 Succeeded by `` I Was Made for Lovin ' You '' by Kiss Preceded by `` Up There Cazaly '' by Two - Man Band Australian Kent Music Report number one single September 3, 1979 -- October 1, 1979 Succeeded by `` Born to Be Alive '' by Patrick Hernandez hide Billboard Year - End number one singles ( 1960 -- 1979 ) 1960 : `` Theme from A Summer Place '' -- Percy Faith 1961 : `` Tossin ' and Turnin ' '' -- Bobby Lewis 1962 : `` Stranger on the Shore '' -- Mr. Acker Bilk 1963 : `` Sugar Shack '' -- Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs 1964 : `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' -- The Beatles 1965 : `` Wooly Bully '' -- Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs 1966 : `` Ballad of the Green Berets '' -- S / Sgt. Barry Sadler 1967 : `` To Sir, with Love '' -- Lulu 1968 : `` Hey Jude '' -- The Beatles 1969 : `` Sugar, Sugar '' -- The Archies 1970 : `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' -- Simon & Garfunkel 1971 : `` Joy to the World '' -- Three Dog Night 1972 : `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' -- Roberta Flack 1973 : `` Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree '' -- Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974 : `` The Way We Were '' -- Barbra Streisand 1975 : `` Love Will Keep Us Together '' -- Captain & Tennille 1976 : `` Silly Love Songs '' -- Wings 1977 : `` Tonight 's the Night ( Gonna Be Alright ) '' -- Rod Stewart 1978 : `` Shadow Dancing '' -- Andy Gibb 1979 : `` My Sharona '' -- The Knack Complete list ( 1946 -- 1959 ) ( 1960 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2019 ) hide The Knack Berton Averre Doug Fieger Bruce Gary Prescott Niles Studio albums Get the Knack... 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Question: who played the guitar solo on my sharona
Answer: Berton Averre