Johnny Horton was an American country, honky tonk, and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits. Horton had success in 1960 with this single, Sink The Bismarck. The song is a mach song by Horton and songwriter Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during World War II. The song reached number 3 on the charts. As originally released, the record label used the common misspelling "Bismark"; this error was corrected for later releases of the song. It was inspired by the 1960 British war movie Sink The Bismarck! and was, with the producer John Brabourne's approval, commissioned from Horton by 20th Century Fox, who were worried about the subject's relative obscurity in the United States. Inexplicably, the size comparisons of guns and shells are switched. While the song was used in U.S. theater trailers for the film, it was not used in the actual film. This single is in Very Good condition, with some wear to the labels. It comes with a snazzy original record company sleeve.

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