"The Wah-Watusi"
Single by The Orlons
from the album The Wah-Watusi
B-side"Holiday Hill"
ReleasedMay 1962 (1962-05)
GenreR&B
Length2:30
LabelCameo
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann, Dave Appell
The Orlons singles chronology
"(Happy Birthday) Mr. Twenty-One"
(1962)
"The Wah-Watusi"
(1962)
"Don't Hang Up"
(1962)

"The Wah-Watusi" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by The Orlons. It reached No.2 on the U.S. pop chart behind Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red (My Love)", No.5 on the U.S. R&B chart,[1] and No. 12 in Canada[2] in 1962. It was featured on their 1962 album The Wah-Watusi.[3]

"The Wah-Watusi" sold over one million copies and was awarded gold disc status.[4]

The song ranked No.24 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.[5]

Other versions

  • In an episode of "Mama's Family," Naomi and her friend Luann are singing and dancing to it.

References

  1. "The Orlons, "The Wah-Watusi" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "CHUM Hit Parade - July 23, 1962".
  3. "The Orlons, The Wah-Watusi". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins. pp. 149 & 164. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  5. "Top 100 Singles of 1962", Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. "Dee Dee Sharp, All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  7. "Annette, "The Wah Watusi" Single Release". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  8. "The Miracles, The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey". Discogs. 11 November 1963. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  9. "The Ronettes, The Philles Album Collection". Discogs. 24 October 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4bH9u1O_c Wachusett Summit Commercial


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