Hey! Little Girl
"Hey! Little Girl" | ||||
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Single by Del Shannon | ||||
from the album Little Town Flirt | ||||
B-side | "I Don't Care Anymore" | |||
Released | October 1961 (1961-10) | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Studio | Bigtop Records | |||
Genre | Rock and Roll | |||
Length | 2:31 | |||
Label | BigTop | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Del Shannon singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Hey! Little Girl" on YouTube | ||||
"Hey! Little Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Del Shannon.[1]
Background
It was recorded in October 1961 and was released later that year.[2][3] In the lyrics, the narrator professes his love to a girl that he only barely knows. The girl has recently been dumped by her boyfriend, but the narrator proposes to begin a relationship with her and thus make her feel better.[4] As such, the song is more optimistic than some of Shannon's other songs, such as "Runaway" and "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)". The background music involves both string and brass instruments.[4]
Chart performance
"Hey! Little Girl" reached No. 38 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,[5] but was a much bigger hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 2.[2]
Chart (1961-62) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 12 |
UK - Record Retailer | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 38 |
References
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Full Length Biography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Singles Discography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ a b "Del Shannon - Hey Little Girl". YouTube. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 755.
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- Runaway with Del Shannon (1961)
- Hats Off to Del Shannon (1963)
- Little Town Flirt (1963)
- Handy Man (1964)
- Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1965)
- 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965)
- This Is My Bag (1966)
- Total Commitment (1966)
- The Further Adventures of Charles Westover (1968)
- Drop Down and Get Me (1981)
- Rock On! (1991)
- Home and Away (2006)
- The Dublin Sessions (2017)
- Live in England (1973)
- "Runaway"
- "Hats Off to Larry"
- "The Swiss Maid"
- "Little Town Flirt"
- "Two Kinds of Teardrops"
- "From Me to You"
- "Handy Man"
- "Do You Want to Dance"
- "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"
- "Stranger in Town
- "Sea of Love"
- "Go, Jimmy, Go"