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Browne lists “Beep Beep” as an example of “motoring music […] in the chase mode”.[6]  It is a tortoise-and-the-hare race,[3][1] substituting the drivers of two unequal cars, originally a Nash Rambler and Cadillac, respectively.[1]Roulette Records did not want to release the song as a single, because the song changed tempo, it explicitly named contemporary products on the market, and was not danceable; when disc jockeys began playing it off the album, it forced the label’s hand, and Roulette released the 45 single.[3]  Because of a contemporary BBC directive that prohibited songs with brand names in their lyrics, a UK version of “Beep Beep” was recorded for the European market, replacing the Cadillac and Nash Rambler with the generic terms limousine and bubble car; this recut version was also released in the US for radio stations with similar policies about product placement.[7]Reception[edit]“Beep Beep” began charting with Billboard on November 3, 1958; it charted for 15 weeks, peaking at number four.[8]  After the single sold one million copies (The Playmates’ only), it was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America.[9]  The Playmates were scheduled to perform their song on the December 3, 1958 episode of The Milton Berle Show.[10]In December 1958, Time credited the popularity “Beep Beep” with helping Nash Motors break records.  In November 1958, the company doubled its previous year’s production record with 26,782 cars; Ramblers accounted for 9.2% of October 1958’s automobile sales in the United States; and though “total U.S. exports slid 16% in 1958, Rambler’s climbed 10.3%.”[11]  “Beep Beep” was also popular with the workers building Ramblers on AMC’s assembly lines in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[12]In 1994, a “near-mint commercial copy” of the single was valued at US$8 (equivalent to $14.63 in 2021).[8]References[edit]^ a b c d Warner, Jay (2006) [1992]. “The 1950s”. American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard. pp.\u00a0278\u2013279. ISBN\u00a00-634-09978-7. LCCN\u00a02006922018.^ Belz, Carl (1969). “Selected Bibliography: 1953\u20131963”. The Story of Rock. New York: Oxford University Press. p.\u00a0230. LCCN\u00a075-83059.^ a b c Bronson, Fred (1995). “The Top 100 Songs of 1958”. Billboard’s Hottest Hot 100 Hits. Broadway: Billboard Books. pp.\u00a0242\u2013244. ISBN\u00a00-8230-7646-6.^ Bolstad, Helen (August 1961).  Mosher, Ann (ed.). “Hey! Look Us Over”. Radio TV Mirror. Vol.\u00a056, no.\u00a03 (Midwest\u00a0ed.). East 42nd Street: Macfadden Publications. pp.\u00a017\u201329.{{cite magazine}}:  CS1 maint: location (link)^ Pica, Rae (2008). “Elements of Movement”. Physical Education for Young Children: Movement ABCs for the Little Ones. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. p.\u00a038. ISBN\u00a0978-0-7360-7149-9.^ Browne, Ray B.; Browne, Pat (2001). “A”. The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p.\u00a052. ISBN\u00a00-87972-821-3.^ Ackerman, Paul, ed. (December 1, 1958). “Playmates ‘Beep’ Sans Ad Plugs”. The Billboard. Vol.\u00a070, no.\u00a048. p.\u00a05. ISSN\u00a00006-2510.^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1994). “Artist Section”. Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles 1955\u20131993 (seventh\u00a0ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p.\u00a0465. ISBN\u00a00-89820-104-7.^ Murrells, Joseph (1978) [1974]. “1958”. The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million. London: Barrie and Jenkins. p.\u00a0106. ISBN\u00a00-214-20480-4.^ Rolontz, Bob (December 1, 1958).  Ackerman, Paul (ed.). “Music as Written”. The Billboard. Vol.\u00a070, no.\u00a048. p.\u00a07. ISSN\u00a00006-2510.^ Alexander, Roy; Fuerbringer, Otto, eds. (December 8, 1958). “Rambler in High Gear”. Time. Vol.\u00a0LXXII, no.\u00a023. pp.\u00a095\u201396. ISSN\u00a00040-781X. OCLC\u00a01311479.^ Giles, Diane (May 21, 2013). “Little Nash Rambler”. That’s Entertainment. Kenosha News. 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