[4] Gordon wrote and co-produced the band's first hit song, "Surfer's Stomp," shortly after the group was formed.
The song sold over a million copies, topped the charts on stations nationwide,[4] and earned Gordon a BMI award.
[5] "Out of Limits" is a popular choice for TV and film soundtracks; it can be heard in Pulp Fiction (1994), Slayground (1983),[6] The Outsiders (1983) and Mafioso: The Father, the Son, (2004).
These songs included "Love Machine" and Ed Ames' "Apologize," which earned Gordon his second BMI award.
[12] His songs have been recorded by artists such Cher, The Standells, Lesley Gore, Gary Lewis, and Brian Hyland.
[13] Gordon's songs – particularly "Surfer's Stomp," "Let's Go" and "Out of Limits" – have appeared in a variety of television shows and movies, including The Outsiders, Pulp Fiction, among others.
"[15] Gordon's film and TV music credits: include The Outsiders re-release (2005), 21 Jump Street (1987), Married... with Children (1987), The Wonder Years (1988), Angels in the Endzone (1997), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), and Mafioso: The Father, The Son (2004).