The Cha-Cha-Cha

"The Cha-Cha-Cha"
Single by Bobby Rydell
B-side"The Best Man Cried"
Released1962
GenrePop
Length2:29
LabelCameo Records
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann & Dave Appell[1]
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"I'll Never Dance Again"
(1962) 		"The Cha-Cha-Cha"
(1962) 		"Butterfly Baby"
(1963)

"The Cha-Cha-Cha" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Rydell.

Background

The song tells of the singer's desire to have his "baby" dance the Cha-Cha-Cha, while bemoaning the dance trends of the day (directly referencing the Twist, Wah-Watusi, Hully-Gully, Locomotion and Mashed Potatoes).

Chart performance

The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10 on November 17, 1962,[2] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,[3] No. 2 in Australia,[4] and No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 10
Hong Kong 1
Australia - Music Maker[4] 2
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 11

References

  1. ^ The Cha-Cha-Cha By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 23, 2015
  2. ^ "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
  3. ^ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 22, 1962. p. 28. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 8, 1962. p. 37. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 12, 1962". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 294.
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