Puppy Love (song)
| "Puppy Love" | |
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| Single by Paul Anka | |
| Released | 1960 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:18 |
| Writer(s) | Paul Anka |
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| Single by Donny Osmond | ||||
| B-side | "Let My People Go" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Unknown | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Anka | |||
| Producer | Mike Curb Don Costa[1] |
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"Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time.[2] Anka's version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart[3] and #33 on the UK singles chart.[4]
Twelve years later it was revived by Donny Osmond, who took it to #3 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100[5] and #1 in April 1972 on both the Canadian RPM singles chart for three weeks[6] and the UK singles chart for five weeks the following July.[7] The song has also been covered by British pop group S Club Juniors.
On March 15, 1972, D.J. Robert W. Morgan played the Donny Osmond version for 90 minutes straight on KHJ in Los Angeles. LAPD mistakenly raided the station studios after receiving numerous calls from listeners. Confused, the officers left without making any arrests.[8]
[edit] Cultural references
- The song is referenced in the 1962 Academy Award nominated animated short Disney musical film, A Symposium on Popular Songs with the song, "Puppy Love Is Here to Stay." It was written by Robert & Richard Sherman who also wrote many of Annette Funicello's biggest selling hits. Disney also used the song in the 1987 TV special DTV Doggone Valentine set to clips from 101 Dalmatians
- The song is used in the 2008 Wallace & Gromit short, A Matter of Loaf and Death.
- The song was covered by Damian McGinty of Celtic Thunder in 2007 and Amy Winehouse in 2009.
The song can also be heard in the 2005 Family/Comedy film, Son of the Mask. Long after being ignored and then yelled at by his own master Tim Avery, (as shown in a deleted scene of the film), Jack Russell Terrier dog Otis puts on the mask he found in a river (made by Loki the god of Mischief) and play the song "Puppy Love" for his girlfriend named Venus.
The song can also be heard briefly during a scene in Zombieland with Woody Harrelson in a flashback scene.
[edit] References
- ^ Donny Osmond - Puppy Love / Let My People Go (7", Single) at Discogs
- ^ Songfacts Puppy Love by Paul Anka Retrieved on July 26, 2007
- ^ allmusic ( Paul Anka > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
- ^ Chart Stats - Paul Anka - Puppy Love
- ^ allmusic ((( Donny Osmond > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
- ^ List of RPM number-one singles of 1972
- ^ Chart Stats - Donny Osmond - Puppy Love
- ^ Triple A Radio This Day in Music Retrieved on July 30, 2007
| Preceded by "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young |
Canadian RPM 100 number-one single (Donny Osmond version) April 15 - 29, 1972 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "A Horse with No Name" by America |
| Preceded by "Take Me Back 'Ome" by Slade |
UK number one single (Donny Osmond version) July 8, 1972 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "School's Out" by Alice Cooper |
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