| "Pretty Flamingo" | ||||
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 Norwegian picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Manfred Mann | ||||
| B-side | "You're Standing By" | |||
| Released | 15 April 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 18 March 1966 | |||
| Studio | EMI, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Sunshine pop | |||
| Length | 2:31 | |||
| Label | His Master's Voice POP 1523[2] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Barkan[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | John Burgess[2] | |||
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"Pretty Flamingo" is a song written by Mark Barkan, which became a hit in 1966 when Manfred Mann's recording of it was released as a single. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 5 May 1966.[3][2] Manfred Mann's recording was a minor hit in the United States where it spent eight weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 29 during the week of August 6, 1966.[4] It was also successful in Ireland, and was number one there for four weeks, keeping the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" at number two.
- ^ "Old Melodies ...: Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966". 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 100–1. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "The Hot 100 : August 06, 1966 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.