"For a Penny" | ||||
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Single by Pat Boone | ||||
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales | ||||
A-side | "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)" | |||
Written | Charles Singleton | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:16 | |||
Label | Dot | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Pat Boone singles chronology | ||||
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"For a Penny" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "For a Penny" | Charles Singleton | 2:16 |
2. | "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)" | 2:20 |
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 19 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] | 23 |
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