Forget Him (Bobby Rydell song)

"Forget Him"
Single by Bobby Rydell
from the album Forget Him
B-side"Love, Love Go Away"
ReleasedOctober 1963[1]
RecordedFebruary 1963, Pye Studios, London, England
GenrePop
Length2:08
LabelCameo-Parkway Records
Songwriter(s)Tony Hatch (as Mark Anthony)[2]
Producer(s)Tony Hatch[3]
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Let's Make Love Tonight"
(1963) 		"Forget Him"
(1963) 		"Little Girl You've Had a Busy Day"
(1964)

"Forget Him" is a song written by Tony Hatch and released in 1963 by Bobby Rydell. The song spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4 on January 18, 1964,[4] while it spent 14 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 13.[5] The song also reached No. 3 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[6][7] No. 3 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[8] No. 8 on the Irish Singles Chart,[9] and No. 2 in Hong Kong.[10]

The song first charted in the United Kingdom on May 29, 1963.[11] It received significant airplay, began to rise in the charts and was noticed by Paul McCartney. In 2000, McCartney said the initial idea for "She Loves You" came from a Bobby Rydell hit that was popular at the time (mid-1963).[12] Lennon and McCartney started composing "She Loves You" on June 26, 1963 (about four weeks after the release of "Forget Him" in the UK). "She Loves You" was completed the following day.[12]

"Forget Him" peaked in the United States in early 1964 and was ranked No. 20 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964".[13]

Chart performance

Chart (1963-1964) Peak
position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[8] 3
Hong Kong[10] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 8
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[14] 4
UK Record Retailer[5] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 4
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles[7] 3
US Cash Box Top 100[15] 5

Cover versions

English rock and roll singer Billy Fury covered "Forget Him" as a non-album single in 1983. It became a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #59. Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos covered the song in 1966 as "Esqueça".

References

  1. ^ "Bobby Rydell - Forget Him".
  2. ^ Forget Him - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 23, 2015
  3. ^ Cameo Parkway: 1957-1967, 4 CD Box Set, ABKCo Music & Records Inc., New York, 2005, liner notes
  4. ^ a b Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell Forget Him Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  6. ^ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Rydell Forget Him Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 18, 1964. p. 58. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2018. Chart No. 354, December 23, 1963.
  9. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Forget Him". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, January 18, 1964. p. 61. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  11. ^ Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 24, 2016.
  12. ^ a b The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. London: Cassell & Co., page 96
  13. ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964", Cash Box, December 26, 1964. p. 12. Accessed July 28, 2016.
  14. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 23 January 1964[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, January 18, 1964. p. 6. Accessed July 14, 2016.