"Dancin' Party"
Single by Chubby Checker
from the album Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits
B-side"Gotta Get Myself Together"
ReleasedJune 1962
GenreRock and roll
Length2:05
LabelParkway
842
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann, Dave Appell
Chubby Checker singles chronology
"Teach Me to Twist"
(1962)
"Dancin' Party"
(1962)
"Limbo Rock/Popeye the Hitchhiker"
(1962)

"Dancin' Party" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker.[1] In 1962, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

It was featured on his 1963 compilation album, Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits.[3]

In 1963, Gary U.S. Bonds filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court.

Other versions

  • Claudine Clark released a version on her 1962 album, Party Lights.[4]
  • Showaddywaddy released a version as a single in 1977 which reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

References


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