The Shake It All About recording features a much simpler arrangement (the only instruments are vocals and piano), and spoken interludes of Little Richard exchanging knock-knock jokes with a group of children.
[6] An answer song titled "I Hear You Knocking", written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King, was recorded by Smiley Lewis in 1955.
Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else" features an identical drum beat, played by Earl Palmer, as does John Bonham's introduction to the Led Zeppelin song "Rock and Roll".
A version with alternate lyrics was recorded for as the opening theme of the NBC TV series Friday Night Videos.
[8] Backed by "Come On Sally", a song written by the group's lead guitarist Staffan Berggren, it was released as a single that same month.