<Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Nicolas Skorsky </Li> <Li> Jean Manuel de Scarano </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Nicolas Skorsky </Li> <Li> Jean Manuel de Scarano </Li> </Ul> <Li> Jean Manuel de Scarano </Li> <P> A Disco version of the song by the disco group Santa Esmeralda, which took The Animals' arrangement and added some disco, flamenco, salsa, and other Latin rhythm and ornamentation elements to it, also became a hit in the late 1970s . First released in summer 1977 as a 16 - minute epic that took up an entire side of their Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood album, it was picked up for more worldwide distribution by the label of the time, Casablanca Records . A 12 - inch club remix was extremely popular, hitting number one on the U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles chart and in some European countries as well . The single peaked at number four on the Hot Dance / Disco - Club Play chart . Released as a pop single late in the year, it did well as well, reaching number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 by early 1978 . NBC Sports would use the song frequently in the years following its release, especially during their coverage of the World Series . </P>

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