The Cha-Cha-Cha

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"The Cha-Cha-Cha"
Single by Bobby Rydell
B-side "The Best Man Cried"
Released 1962
Genre Pop
Length2:29
Label Cameo Records
Songwriter(s) Kal Mann & Dave Appell [1]
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"I'll Never Dance Again"
(1962)
"The Cha-Cha-Cha"
(1962)
"Butterfly Baby"
(1963)

"The Cha-Cha-Cha" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Rydell.

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Background

The song tells of the singer's desire to have his "baby" dance the Cha-Cha-Cha, while bemoaning the dance trends of the day (directly referencing the Twist, Wah-Watusi, Hully-Gully, Locomotion and Mashed Potatoes).

Chart performance

The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10 on November 17, 1962, [2] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong, [3] No. 2 in Australia, [4] and No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [5]

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10010
Hong Kong1
Australia - Music Maker [4] 2
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade11

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References

  1. The Cha-Cha-Cha By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 23, 2015
  2. "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
  3. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard , December 22, 1962. p. 28. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard , December 8, 1962. p. 37. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  5. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 12, 1962". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-21.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 294.