▁world . ▁The ▁single , ▁released ▁by ▁independent ▁label ▁Festival ▁Records ▁in ▁Australia , ▁was ▁the ▁biggest - s elling ▁recording ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁c ashed ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁cra ze ▁by ▁h iring ▁H ale y ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁two ▁quick ie ▁mov ies , ▁Rock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁and ▁Don ' t ▁Kno ck ▁the ▁Rock ▁( 1 9 5 7 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁H ale y ▁tou red ▁Europe , ▁bringing ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁to ▁that ▁continent ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁and ▁His ▁Com ets ▁recorded ▁a ▁sequ el ▁song ▁entitled ▁" D ance ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ". ▁H ale y ▁actually ▁recorded ▁this ▁song ▁on ▁five ▁occasions ▁( a ▁Spanish - language ▁version ▁for ▁Or fe ón ▁of ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁an ▁English ▁version ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁label ▁New town ▁Records ▁( both ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ), ▁two ▁live ▁versions ▁for ▁Bud d ah ▁Records ▁recorded ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁( ne ither ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years ), ▁and ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ▁for ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Son et ▁Records ▁label ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ). ▁Despite ▁these ▁efforts , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁commercial ▁success . ▁ ▁H ale