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"Simon Says"
Single by The 1910 Fruitgum Company
from the album Simon Says
B-side"Reflections from the Looking Glass"
ReleasedDecember 1967
GenreBubblegum pop
Length2:21
LabelBuddah BDA 24
Songwriter(s)Elliot Chiprut
Producer(s)Jeffry Katz, Jerry Kasenetz, Elliot Chiprut
The 1910 Fruitgum Company singles chronology
"Simon Says"
(1967) 		"May I Take a Giant Step"
(1968)

"Simon Says" is a bubblegum pop song written by Elliot Chiprut and originally recorded, in 1967, by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, becoming their most successful chart hit.

The song was based on the children's game "Simon Says". Produced by Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz, and Chiprut, the single was issued by Buddah Records and entered the U.S. Hot 100 in January 1968, rising to #4 on the chart. It was also a hit in the UK, where it reached #2 on the singles chart.

It also was the title track on the first album by the 1910 Fruitgum Company.

In Italy the song was covered by the group Giuliano e i Notturni with the title "Il ballo di Simone", and charted #3 on the Italian hit parade.[1] In 1968 French singer Claude Francois also had a major hit with it under the French title "Jacques a Dit". Children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram covered it on their 1995 album Let's Dance!'. Also in 1968 it was covered by the Greek group The Idols with lyrics by Nikos Mastorakis, becoming their most successful song.

With lyrics by Uno Asplund, Flamingokvintetten recorded the song in Swedish as "Nynna en sång", and released it as a single in 1968, with "Hon är 16 år i dag" (Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen as B-side).[2]

Chart history

References

  1. ^ Dario Salvatori. "Giuliano e i Notturni". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp.790-1.
  2. ^ Nynna en sång at Swedish Media Database.
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1968-03-16. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Simon Says". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 10 May 1968
  6. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 16, 1968
  10. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  11. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1968". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  12. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  13. ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1968
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