Artificial Flowers (song)

"Artificial Flowers"
Single by Bobby Darin
B-side	"Somebody to Love"
Released	September 1960
Recorded	August 18, 1960
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:14
Label	Atco
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Bobby Darin singles chronology
"Beachcomber" (1960) "Artificial Flowers" (1960) "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" (1960)

"Artificial Flowers" is a song written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock for the musical Tenderloin and most famously recorded by American singer Bobby Darin. The Beautiful South covered the song on their 1996 album Blue is the Colour .

Track listing and formats

• US 7-inch single ^[1]

A. "Artificial Flowers" – 3:14

B. "Somebody to Love" – 2:12

Credits and personnel

• Bobby Darin – vocals
• Jerry Bock – songwriter
• Sheldon Harnick – songwriter
• Richard Behrke – arranger

Credits and personnel adapted from the 7-inch single liner notes. ^[1]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Artificial Flowers"

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2]	20

References

1. Artificial Flowers (US 7-inch single liner notes). Bobby Darin. Atco Records. 1960. 45-6179.
2. "Bobby Darin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2023.