Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)
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| "Lonely Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Anka | ||||
| B-side | "Your Love" | |||
| Released | April 1959 | |||
| Recorded | August 1958 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Anka | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Costa | |||
| Paul Anka singles chronology | ||||
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"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka.[1] Recorded in August 1958, "Lonely Boy" was released in 1959. Anka sang this song in the film Girls Town. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100,[2] becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1959.[3]
The song was covered in 1971 by Billy "Crash" Craddock, which was released on the album Knock Three Times. Donny Osmond had a 1972 single revival of the song, charting as the B-side to his hit single, "Why".
In 2007, "Lonely Boy" appeared on the Classic Songs (greatest hits) disc of Anka's album Classic Songs, My Way.[4]
Charts
All-time charts
| Chart (1958-2018) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 235 |
See also
References
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 12 - Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 30.
- ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959
- ^ "Classic Songs My Way: Paul Anka: Amazon.ca: Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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