Finger Poppin' Time

"Finger Poppin' Time"
Single by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
from the album Mr. Rhythm and Blues
B-side	"I Love You, I Love You So-O-O"
Released	April 1960 (1960-04)
Genre	R&B
Length	2:30
Label	King
Songwriter(s)	Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters singles chronology
"The Coffee Grind" (1960) "Finger Poppin' Time" (1960) "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (1960)

"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Written by Ballard, it reached number two on the US Billboard R&B chart and number seven on the pop chart in 1960. ^[1] It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues. ^[2] Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart. In Canada it reached number 5. ^[3]

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.

The song ranked number 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960. ^[4] The record sold in excess of one million copies. ^[5]

Other versions

• The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart. ^[6]
• Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album The Handsome Devils. ^[7]
• Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album Old Enough. ^[8]

In popular culture

• The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion.
• Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid . ^[9]
• The song was also heard in the 1993 film The Sandlot . ^[10]

References

1. "Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, "Finger Poppin' Time" Chart Positions" . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
2. "Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Mr. Rhythm and Blues". Discogs . 1960. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
3. "CHUM Hit Parade - August 15, 1960".
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
5. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 121. ISBN   0-214-20512-6.
6. "The Stanley Brothers, "Finger Poppin' Time" Single Release". Discogs . August 1960. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
7. "Hello People, The Handsome Devils". Discogs . 1974. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
8. "Lou Ann Barton, Old Enough". Discogs . 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
9. "The Flamingo Kid, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs . 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
10. "The Sandlot (1993) - IMDb". IMDb .