It seems that the opening bars were virtually identical to those of the 'Twilight Zone' theme. Dick Clark's the First 25 Years of Rock & Roll. ^ Uslan, Michael Clark, Dick Solomon, Bruce (1981).As the theme tune for Frankie Boyle's New World Order (2017).It is also available on the compilations Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964, Elvira Presents Haunted Hits and Classic Rock (Time-Life Music).'Out of Limits' is a popular choice for television and film soundtracks it can be heard in: The Ventures also had a very popular version of the song that was included on their 1964 album The Ventures In Space. It brought the studio group national prominence, and many radio, nightclub and personal appearances. radio stations, and earned Gordon a BMI award. The song sold over a million copies globally, topped the charts on many U.S. It stayed on both the Hot 100 and Cashbox for 14 weeks. 3 in February 1964 on the Hot 100 for two weeks and on Cashbox for one week. The record has been described as 'an intriguing up-beat disc with a galloping rhythm'. However, Rod Serling sued the Marketts for quoting the four note motif from his television show, The Twilight Zone, without his approval, which resulted in the change of the title to 'Out of Limits'. First pressings were issued as 'Outer Limits', named and surf-styled after the television program of the same name. label and their biggest hit, an instrumental called 'Outer Limits'. While on tour with a band called the Routers, Gordon wrote the Marketts' first release on the Warner Bros. ' Out of Limits' is a 1963 surf rock instrumental piece written by Michael Z. 1963 single by The Marketts 'Out of Limits'

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