Popsicles and Icicles

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"Popsicles and Icicles"
Single by The Murmaids
B-side "Comedy and Tragedy"
ReleasedOctober 1963 (1963-10)
Genre Pop
Length2:30
Label Chattahoochee
Songwriter David Gates
Producer Kim Fowley
The Murmaids singles chronology
"Popsicles and Icicles"
(1963)		"Heartbreak Ahead"
(1964)

"Popsicles and Icicles" is a song written by David Gates and performed by the Murmaids. The single was arranged by Nestor La Bonte and produced by Kim Fowley. [1]

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Chart performance

It reached no. 2 on the Middle-Road Singles chart, [2] [3] no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 [4] and Cash Box Top 100, [5] and no. 12 in Australia in 1964. "Popsicles and Icicles" was ranked no. 31 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964". [6] On the New Zealand Lever Hit Parade chart, it peaked at no. 3. [7]

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ "The Murmaids, "Popsicles and Icicles" Single Release". Discogs . 1963. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard . January 11, 1964. p. 36. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Adult Contemporary - The Murmaids Popsicles and Icicles Chart History [ dead link ], Billboard.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Hot 100 - The Murmaids Popsicles and Icicles Chart History [ dead link ], Billboard.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box . January 11, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964", Cash Box , December 26, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210208152756/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Apr&qweek=16-Apr-1964#n_view_location
  8. ↑ "Percy Faith and His Orchestra, More Themes for Young Lovers" . Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  9. ↑ "7-Inch Stereo Little LP's For Adult Music Programming", Billboard . July 4, 1964. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Billy Vaughn, Blue Velvet & 1963's Great Hits". Discogs . 1964. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "New releases". Guardian Journal: 11. 30 September 1972.
  12. ↑ "The Boone Girls, You Light Up My Life". Discogs . Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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