Which UK band had hits with 'You Really Got Me' and 'Sunny Afternoon'?
Sunny Afternoon (musical) Sunny Afternoon (musical) Sunny Afternoon is a musical with music and lyrics by Ray Davies and a book by Joe Penhall. Based on the formation and career of the English rock band The Kinks, the musical made its world premiere in 2014, at the Hampstead Theatre, London, before transferring to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre. Featuring songs by The Kinks, "Sunny Afternoon" includes their hits such as "Lola", "Waterloo Sunset", "You Really Got Me" and the musical's title song, "Sunny Afternoon". On 13 December 2013, it was officially confirmed that a musical based around the early life of Ray
You Really Got Me the band's third single on 4 August 1964, backed with "It's Alright". Within three days of the single's release, "You Really Got Me" began to appear on local charts. Eventually, the song climbed to the top of the British charts, the band's first single to do so. Ray Davies later claimed that, due to the single's high demand, Pye Records put all their other records on hold to solely produce copies of "You Really Got Me". Due to the high level of success the single achieved in the UK, a rush-release of "You Really Got Me" was put out in