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Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)

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"Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)"
Single by Jay and the Americans
from the album Blockbusters
B-side"I'll Remember You"
ReleasedNovember 25, 1964 (1964-11-25)[1]
GenreRock
Length2:24
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Roy Alfred, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)Artie Ripp
Jay and the Americans singles chronology
"Come a Little Bit Closer"
(1964) 		"Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)"
(1964) 		"Think of the Good Times"
(1965)

"Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" is a song written by Roy Alfred and Wes Farrell and was released by Jay and the Americans in 1964. The song went to No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965 and was on the charts for 10 weeks.[2]

Charts

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Chart (1965) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 11
US Cash Box[5] 10

References

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  1. ^ "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key) by Jay & the Americans". SecondHandSongs.
  2. ^ Jay and the American's charting singles Retrieved December 6, 2011
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5606." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ "Song artist 756 - Jay & the Americans". Tsort.
  5. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". CashBox. February 13, 1965.


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