Sweet Pea (song)

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"Sweet Pea"
Single by Tommy Roe
from the album Sweet Pea
B-side "Much More Love"
Released 1966
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length2:19
Label ABC Records 10762
Songwriter(s) Tommy Roe
Producer(s) Gary S. Paxton
Tommy Roe singles chronology
"Doesn't Anybody Know My Name (Two-Ten, Six-Eighteen)"
(1965)
"Sweet Pea"
(1966)
"Hooray for Hazel"
(1966)

"Sweet Pea" is a bubblegum pop song written and performed by Tommy Roe. It was produced by Gary S. Paxton. [1] and featured on his 1966 album, Sweet Pea. [2] In the lyrics, the singer spots a girl at a dance whom her friends call "Sweet Pea." There's no explanation of how she got this nickname. After dancing with her, he suggests they go for a walk where he tells her he loves her and wants her to be his girl. [3]

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Chart performance

The song reached number 1 in Canada, [4] number 1 in New Zealand, number 7 in Australia, [5] and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. [6] It ranked number 44 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966. [7]

Other versions

In media

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