Wild One (Bobby Rydell song)

Not to be confused with Wild One (Johnny O'Keefe song) or Wild Ones (Flo Rida song).

"Wild One"
Single by Bobby Rydell
from the album Bobby's Biggest Hits
B-side	"Little Bitty Girl"
Released	January 18, 1960
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:16
Label	Cameo
Songwriter(s)	Dave Appell, Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe [1]
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"We Got Love" / "I Dig Girls" (1959) "Wild One" / "Little Bitty Girl" (1960) "Swingin' School" / "Ding-A-Ling" (1960)

"Wild One" is a song written by Dave Appell, Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe, and performed by Bobby Rydell. Session drummer Gary Chester played on the recording, ^{[2] [3]} which was released as a single in 1960.

Chart performance

The song became a big hit for Rydell, spending 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at No. 2, ^[4] and was kept from the No. 1 position by "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith. ^[5] The song also peaked at No. 10 on the R&B chart. ^[6] Outside the US, "Wild One" went to No. 7 in the United Kingdom, ^[7] No. 11 in Australia, ^[8] and No. 2 in Canada, co-charting with "Little Bitty Girl". ^[9]

Chart performance

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	2
Hot R&B Sides	10
UK - Record Retailer	7
Australia	11
Canada (CHUM Charts)	2

References

1. Wild One - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com Retrieved June 16, 2012.
2. The Official Gary Chester Website - Discography - Angelfire Accessed July 24, 2015
3. Gary Chester, "The New Breed: Systems for the Development of Your Own Creativity", Hal Leonard Corporation , (1985)
4. Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
5. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard .
6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 507.
7. Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company . Accessed October 15, 2015
8. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending April 16, 1960
9. "CHUM Hit Parade - March 7, 1960".