The Cha-Cha-Cha

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

"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 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

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. "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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 294.


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