16 Candles (song)
| "16 Candles" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by The Crests | |
| B-side | "Beside You" |
| Released | October 1958 (US) |
| Genre | Doo-wop |
| Label | Coed |
| Songwriter(s) | Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent |
"16 Candles" is a 1958 song performed by The Crests and written by Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent.
Track listing
7" Vinyl
- "16 Candles"
- "Beside You"
Single originally released in 1958 on Coed Records #506
Chart performance
- The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price was at #1.[1] "16 Candles" also went #4 on the US R&B charts for 21 weeks in 1959.[2]
Covers
- A cover by Jerry Lee Lewis peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.[3]
- A cover by Stray Cats was used as the title song to the eponymous movie.
- A cover by Sha Na Na was performed live and recorded on their album Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll in 1973, Disc 3, Track 3. [4]
References
- ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 138.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- ^ * [https://www.discogs.com/release/1474244-Sha-Na-Na-The-Golden-Age-Of-Rock-n-Roll
