Thirteen Women / (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock

Rock Around The Clock: The song that started the rock revolution.
"Thirteen Women / Rock Around The Clock" was considered a dud upon its initial 1954 release in the USA. After its B-side was used in the movie "Blackboard Jungle" (March 1955), interest in "Rock Around The Clock" grew exponentially. It entered the Top 40 on May 14, 1955, and hit #1 on July 9, where it stayed for 8 weeks. It returned to the charts in 1974 after appearing in the George Lucas film "American Graffiti" and as the theme song for the first season of the American TV sitcom "Happy Days".
Because Decca in the US and Decca in the UK were separately owned companies […], Haley's recordings were issued in England on the Brunswick label. Upon release, "Rock Around The Clock" was reviewed by "Jazz Journal": "(A) jump blues by relatively unknown coloured group. Bill Haley blues shouts quite effectively, borrowing some of the tricks of Josh White. The band plays in a modern Harlem swing style."
In the UK it was released in 1954 by Brunswick with catalog number 05317. This release entered UK charts on January 7, 1955. The total number of weeks, this release was in charts, was 36, and the highest position it ever reached was number 1. “Rock Around the Clock” re-entered the British charts seven times, most recently in 1974.