Popeye the Hitchhiker

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"Popeye the Hitchhiker"
Single by Chubby Checker
from the album All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party)
A-side"Limbo Rock"
ReleasedOctober 1962
GenreRock and roll
Length2:25
LabelParkway
849
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann, Dave Appell
Chubby Checker singles chronology
"Dancin' Party"
(1962)
"Popeye the Hitchhiker"
(1962)
"Let's Limbo Some More/Twenty Miles"
(1963)

"Popeye the Hitchhiker" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker.[1] In 1962, the track reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the U.S. R&B.[2]

It was featured on his 1962 compilation album, All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party).[3]

Other versions[edit]

  • Duane Eddy released a version on his 1962 album, Dance with the Guitar Man.[4]
  • "Jump Around" by House of Pain samples Checker's version.

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