Hey! Little Girl

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"Hey! Little Girl"
Single by Del Shannon
from the album Little Town Flirt
B-side "I Don't Care Anymore"
ReleasedOctober 1961 (1961-10)
Recorded1961
Studio Bigtop Records
Genre Rock and Roll
Length2:31
Label BigTop
Songwriter(s)
Del Shannon singles chronology
"So Long Baby"
(1961)		"Hey! Little Girl"
(1961)		"Ginny In The Mirror"
(1962)
Official audio
"Hey! Little Girl" on YouTube

"Hey! Little Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Del Shannon. [1]

Contents

Background

It was recorded in October 1961 and was released later that year. [2] [3] In the lyrics, the narrator professes his love to a girl that he only barely knows. The girl has recently been dumped by her boyfriend, but the narrator proposes to begin a relationship with her and thus make her feel better. [4] As such, the song is more optimistic than some of Shannon's other songs, such as "Runaway" and "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)". The background music involves both string and brass instruments. [4]

Chart performance

"Hey! Little Girl" reached No. 38 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, [5] but was a much bigger hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 2. [2]

Chart (1961-62)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)12
Canada ( CHUM Chart ) [6] 9
UK - Record Retailer2
US Billboard Hot 10038

References

  1. ↑ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Full Length Biography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Singles Discography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  4. 1 2 "Del Shannon - Hey Little Girl". YouTube. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 755.
  6. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - January 1, 1962".
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