The Cha-Cha-Cha
Appearance
"The Cha-Cha-Cha" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Rydell | ||||
B-side | "The Best Man Cried" | |||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:29 | |||
Label | Cameo Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kal Mann & Dave Appell[1] | |||
Bobby Rydell singles chronology | ||||
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"The Cha-Cha-Cha" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Rydell. The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10 on November 17, 1962,[2] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,[3] No. 2 in Australia,[4] and No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]
The song tells of the singer's desire to have his "baby" dance the Cha-Cha-Cha, while bemoaning the dance trends of the day (directly referencing the Twist, Wah-Watusi, Hully-Gully, Locomotion and Mashed Potatoes).
Chart performance
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
Hong Kong | 1 |
Australia - Music Maker[4] | 2 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 11 |
References
- ^ The Cha-Cha-Cha By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 23, 2015
- ^ "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
- ^ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 22, 1962. p. 28. Accessed July 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 8, 1962. p. 37. Accessed July 14, 2016.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 12, 1962". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
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