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| "Over and Over" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Day | ||||
| A-side | "Rockin' Robin" | |||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Class | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert James Byrd | |||
| Bobby Day singles chronology | ||||
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| "Over and Over" | ||||
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| Single by The Dave Clark Five | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Be Yours (My Love)" | |||
| Released | November 1965 | |||
| Genre | Beat[2] | |||
| Length | 2:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert James Byrd | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Clark | |||
| The Dave Clark Five singles chronology | ||||
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"Over and Over" is a song written by Robert James Byrd and recorded by him using the stage name Bobby Day. Day's version entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958, the same week a version of the same song by Thurston Harris entered the chart. Day's version reached #41, and was the B-side to "Rockin' Robin".[3] Thurston Harris' version peaked at #96. In the song, the singer describes going to a party with misgivings of having a good time, until he sees a pretty girl. The singer attempts to ask her out, but she is waiting for her date to arrive. He vows to try "over and over".
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 429. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (15 November 2022). "The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 45.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 148.