Hats Off to Larry

"Hats Off to Larry"
Single by Del Shannon
B-side	"Don't Gild The Lily, Lily"
Released	May 1961 [1]
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:00
Label	Bigtop
Songwriter(s)	Del Shannon
Del Shannon singles chronology
"Runaway" (1961) "Hats Off to Larry" (1961) "So Long, Baby" (1961)

"Hats Off to Larry" is a song written and sung by Del Shannon, which he released as a single in 1961. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, ^[2] while reaching No. 1 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, ^[3] No. 2 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", ^[4] No. 2 in Australia, ^[5] No. 6 on the UK's Record Retailer chart, ^[6] and No. 8 in South Africa. ^[7]

The song was ranked No. 68 on Billboard 's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" ^[8] and No. 35 on Cash Box 's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961". ^[9]

Chart performance

Chart (1961)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	5
Australia – David Kent	2
Canada – CHUM Hit Parade (2wks@1)	1
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade	2
South Africa	8
UK – Record Retailer	6
UK – New Musical Express [10]	8

References

1. "Del-Shannon-Hats-Off-To-Larry". discogs.com. May 1961. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
2. "Del Shannon - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 29, 2016.
3. "CHUM Hit Parade - July 10, 1961".
4. "Lever Hit Parade" 31-Aug-1961, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 29, 2016.
5. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending August 19, 1961.
6. Del Shannon - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 29, 2016.
7. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard , October 9, 1961. p. 18. Accessed July 29, 2016.
8. "Chart Toppers", Billboard , December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
9. "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961", Cash Box , December 30, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
10. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard , September 25, 1961. p. 20. Accessed July 29, 2016.