"Graduation Day" | ||||
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Single by the Four Freshmen | ||||
from the album Freshman Favorites | ||||
B-side | "Lonely Night in Paris" | |||
Released | April 1956 | |||
Genre | Jazz, vocal pop | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Composer(s) | Joe Sherman | |||
Lyricist(s) | Noel Sherman | |||
The Four Freshmen singles chronology | ||||
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"Graduation Day" is a song composed by Joe Sherman with lyrics by his brother Noel Sherman, [1] and was a 1956 hit song by the Four Freshmen.
The song is about nostalgia [2] and was an important influence in the early rock era. [3]
In the US, the Four Freshmen recording reached number 27 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart. [4] in 1956. The version by the Canadian vocal group The Rover Boys (named after the popular college-themed literary characters) reached number 16 on the U.S. charts.