| Guitar Tango | |
| Cover: | The Shadows Guitar Tango.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Shadows |
| B-Side: | What a Lovely Tune |
| Recorded: | 23 May and 18 June 1962[1] |
| Studio: | EMI Studios, London |
| Genre: | Instrumental surf |
| Length: | 2:59 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Norrie Paramor |
| Prev Title: | Wonderful Land |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | The Boys |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca. However, the song is best known for the instrumental version released the following year by British group the Shadows which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
7": Columbia / DB 4870
7": Columbia / C 22 243 (Germany)
7": Columbia / SCMH 5130 (Netherlands)
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 6 |
| France[3] | 9 |
| India (The Voice, Calcutta)[4] | 1 |
| Ireland (Evening Herald)[5] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[6] | 5 |
| South Africa[7] | 5 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[8] | 15 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[9] | 7 |