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'''"Classical Gas"''' is an Instrumental piece by Mason_Williams. Williams plays Guitar and is accompanied by an Orchestra backing.
It was released in February 1968 from the album ''The Mason Williams Phonograph Record''.
In August 1968 it reached Number 1 in the American charts and went on to sell over a million copies.
==Awards==
In 1968 the piece won three Grammy awards: Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement.
In 1998 Broadcast_Music_Incorporated (BMI) awarded Williams a special Citation of Achievement. It has logged over three million broadcast performances to become BMI's number one all-time Instrumental composition for Radio air play.
== Trivia ==
* Lisa_Simpson played "Classical Gas" in the Simpsons episode ''Last_Exit_to_Springfield''.
* Mannheim_Steamroller re-recorded the song, along with other compositions by Williams, in their album of the same name.
* In the 1970s many local area news programs, throughout the United_States, used it as their Theme_song.
== External links ==
* Official Classical Gas website
* Official Mason Williams website
* Broadcast Music, Inc
* Grammy Awards
Category:Instrumentals
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