They released three singles, two on Veep/United Artists and one on the Kapp labels, which along with much of their later material have become collectors' items and established them as a central part of the garage rock movement.

The Fifth Estate released the single "Love Is All A Game" on the Red Bird label, which became a regional hit.

Following a successful string of club performances,[3] they had an international hit in 1967 with a sunshine pop version of "Ding-Dong!

[4] The song was recorded and released around the world in five different languages (Japanese, Italian, French, German and English), and incorporated parts of "La Bouree" in the instrumental break and coda from Terpsichore by 17th-century composer Michael Praetorius.

According to Cashbox, the track was in the Top 100 record releases of 1967[5] and achieved the highest American chart position of any Harold Arlen or Wizard of Oz song.

In 1968, on "The Frodis Caper", the last of their 58 television show episodes, The Monkees covered The Fifth Estate's version of "Ding Dong!

[7] The Fifth Estate toured with acts such as Count Five, The Electric Prunes, The Music Explosion, The Buckinghams, The Ronettes, Gene Pitney, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Turtles, The Byrds and The Easybeats.

In May, 2014, the German label Break-A-Way Records released a 14-song vinyl album of the band's early 1964-1966 material called I Wanna Shout!