16 Candles (song)

"16 Candles"
Single by The Crests
B-side"Beside You"
ReleasedOctober 1958 (US)
GenreDoo-wop
LabelCoed
Songwriter(s)Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent

"16 Candles" is a 1958 song performed by the Crests and written by Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent.

Track listing

7" vinyl

  1. "16 Candles"
  2. "Beside You"

Single originally released in 1958 on Coed Records. (#506)

Chart performance

  • The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price was at #1.[1] "16 Candles" also went #4 on the US R&B charts for 21 weeks in 1959.[2] In Canada it reached #5.[3]

This song has appeared prominently in several 'entertainment' contexts, including at least two major Hollywood [motion picture] productions. It was an example of a typical Doo-wop song in the 1973 movie American Graffiti[4] and it had somewhat of a 'title role' in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles.[5]

Covers

References

  1. ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 138.
  3. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - January 26, 1959".
  4. ^ See e.g. the "Track listing" section of the article about the soundtrack of the movie American Graffiti
  5. ^ See e.g. the "Soundtrack and songs" section of the article about the movie Sixteen Candles
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
  7. ^ Sixteen Candles, retrieved 2023-05-14
  8. ^ "Sixteen Candles (1984) - Soundtracks - IMDb". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.imdb.com.
  9. ^ "Альбом «Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)» (Разные артисты)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via music.apple.com.
  10. ^ "Sha Na Na - The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll". Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via www.discogs.com.