Wildwood Days
"Wildwood Days" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Rydell | ||||
B-side | "Will You Be My Baby" | |||
Released | 1963 | |||
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | Cameo-Parkway | |||
Writer(s) | Kal Mann & Dave Appell | |||
Bobby Rydell singles chronology | ||||
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"Wildwood Days" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963.[1] The subject of the song is Wildwood, New Jersey, a city famous for its nightlife, which was a popular location for rock and roll performances at the time the song was recorded.[2]
Rydell's version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17,[3] while reaching No. 14 in Australia,[4] and No. 21 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]
In 1966, Bobby Curtola released a version of the song, which reached No. 36 on Canada's "RPM 100".[6]
Chart performance
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
Australia - Music Maker[4] | 14 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 21 |
References
- ↑ Bobby Rydell - Wildwood Days, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 25, 2016.
- ↑ Strauss, Robert. "The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll Is in Wildwood", The New York Times, September 4, 2005. Accessed July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2016.
- 1 2 "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, July 27, 1963. p. 42. Accessed July 25, 2016.
- ↑ CHUM Hit Parade - Week of June 13, 1963 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 325. CHUM. Accessed July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, No. 4, September 19, 1966. Accessed July 25, 2016.
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