Hot Butter: "Popcorne" (1972)

"Popcorn" is an early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 on his album Music to Moog By. The same year this tune was released and recorded at Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City.

In 1972, Hot Butter's rerecording was a huge hit in many countries. That version is by far the most well-known of this tune. "Popcorn" has since been covered by a great number of artists. The tune was very popular in the Soviet Union and was featured in one of the Nu, pogodi! animated series.

Composer Gershon Kingsley (of Perrey and Kingsley) first recorded it for his 1969 album Music to Moog By. In 1971 the song was re-recorded by Kingsley's band First Moog Quartet. Stan Free, member of the First Moog Quartet, rerecorded the instrumental with his band Hot Butter in 1972. The record was one of a rash of Moog synthesizer-based releases that characterized electronic music of the mid 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.

The title refers to the short staccato or sharp "popping" sound used.

There were two 7" covers, both released in 1972 under Musicor Records and Stateside labels.