| "Chip Chip" | ||||
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| Single by Gene McDaniels | ||||
| B-side | "Another Tear Falls" | |||
| Released | December 29, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:13 | |||
| Label | Liberty Records 55405 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry, Cliff Crofford, Arthur Resnick | |||
| Producer(s) | Snuff Garrett | |||
| Gene McDaniels singles chronology | ||||
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"Chip Chip" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Cliff Crofford, [1] and Arthur Resnick and performed by Gene McDaniels. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett and featured Earl Palmer on drums. [2]
The song reached #10 on the Billboard chart in 1962. [3] Outside the US, the song reached #2 in Australia.
Chip may refer to:
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