The Rattles are a German rock band, formed in Hamburg in 1960, most prominently known for their 1970 psychedelic hit single, \"The Witch\".
The Rattles performed in Hamburg, and played at the same venues as The Beatles on several occasions in 1962. In 1964 the group recorded \"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah\", which charted in the UK. In 1968 they recorded their first version of \"The Witch\", with vocals by Henner Hoier.[1] The band's records sold well in Germany during the 1960s.
Their second version of \"The Witch\" in 1970, this time with vocals by Edna Bejarano, became their only international hit. \"The Witch\" appeared in the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, the top 20 in Austria, and reached the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.. It eventually sold over one million copies. Rosetta Stone released a gothic rock cover of \"The Witch\" in the 1990s. The Norwegian psychedelic hard rock band Motorpsycho covered the song during 1999 and 2000. A recording of this song can be found on their bootleg Live Union Scene from 14 April 1999.
