Swingin' School

"Swingin' School"
Single by Bobby Rydell
from the album Bobby's Biggest Hits
A-side	"Ding-A-Ling"
Released	1960
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:15
Label	Cameo
Songwriter(s)	Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe & Dave Appell [1]
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Wild One" / "Little Bitty Girl" (1960) "Ding-A-Ling" / "Swingin' School" (1960) "Volare" / "I'd Do It Again" (1960)

"Swingin' School" is a song released in 1960 by Bobby Rydell. The song was from the film Because They're Young . ^[2] "Swingin' School" spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, ^[3] while reaching No. 11 in Flanders, ^[4] No. 18 in Wallonia, ^[5] and No. 44 in the UK's Record Retailer chart. ^[6] Paired with its flip-side, "Ding-A-Ling", "Swingin' School" reached No. 1 in Australia, ^[7] and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, co-charting with Ding-A-Ling. ^[8]

Paul McCartney reportedly credited “Swinging School” as the inspiration behind the Beatles’ “She Loves You” — specifically the lyric “yeah yeah yeah”. ^[9]

Chart performance

Chart (1960)	Peak position
Flanders [4]	11
United Kingdom Record Retailer [6]	44
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	5
Wallonia [5]	18

References

1. Swingin' School - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
2. Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 264.
3. Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell Swingin' School Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
4. Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
5. Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
6. Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
7. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending July 16, 1960
8. "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 162". CHUM. June 6, 1960. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
9. Sparks, Hannah; Hegedus, Eric (2022-04-05). "Bobby Rydell, teen idol and 'Volare' singer, dead at 79". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-01-17.