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Hey! Little Girl

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"Hey! Little Girl"
Single by Del Shannon
from the album Little Town Flirt
B-side"I Don't Care Anymore"
ReleasedOctober 1961 (1961-10)
Recorded1961
StudioBigtop Records
GenreRock and Roll
Length2:31
LabelBigTop
Songwriter(s)
Del Shannon singles chronology
"So Long Baby"
(1961)
"Hey! Little Girl"
(1961)
"Ginny In The Mirror"
(1962)
Official audio
"Hey! Little Girl" on YouTube

"Hey! Little Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Del Shannon.[1]

Background

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It was recorded in October 1961 and was released later that year.[2][3] In the lyrics, the narrator professes his love to a girl that he only barely knows. The girl has recently been dumped by her boyfriend, but the narrator proposes to begin a relationship with her and thus make her feel better.[4] As such, the song is more optimistic than some of Shannon's other songs, such as "Runaway" and "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)". The background music involves both string and brass instruments.[4]

Chart performance

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"Hey! Little Girl" reached No. 38 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,[5] but was a much bigger hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 2.[2]

Chart (1961-62) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 12
UK - Record Retailer 2
US Billboard Hot 100 38

References

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  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Full Length Biography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ^ "Singles Discography". Delshannon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  4. ^ a b "Del Shannon - Hey Little Girl". YouTube. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 755.