Swingin'_School

Swingin' School

Swingin' School

1960 single by Bobby Rydell

"Swingin' School" is a song released in 1960 by Bobby Rydell. The song was from the film Because They're Young.[2] "Swingin' School" spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5,[3] while reaching No. 11 in Flanders,[4] No. 18 in Wallonia,[5] and No. 44 in the UK's Record Retailer chart.[6] Paired with its flip-side, "Ding-A-Ling", "Swingin' School" reached No. 1 in Australia,[7] and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, co-charting with Ding-A-Ling.[8]

Quick Facts Single by Bobby Rydell, from the album Bobby's Biggest Hits ...

Paul McCartney reportedly credited “Swinging School” as the inspiration behind the Beatles’ “She Loves You” — specifically the lyric “yeah yeah yeah”.[9]

Chart performance

More information Chart (1960), Peak position ...

References

  1. [1]
    Swingin' School - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 264.
  3. [3]
    Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell Swingin' School Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  6. [6]
    Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  7. [7]
    David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending July 16, 1960
  8. [8]
    "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 162". CHUM. June 6, 1960. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  9. [9]
    Sparks, Hannah; Hegedus, Eric (2022-04-05). "Bobby Rydell, teen idol and 'Volare' singer, dead at 79". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-01-17.


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