A Teenager in Love

"A Teenager in Love"
Single by Dion and the Belmonts
B-side"I've Cried Before"
ReleasedMarch 30, 1959
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:40
LabelLaurie
Songwriter(s)Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Dion and the Belmonts singles chronology
"Don't Pity Me"
(1958) 		"A Teenager in Love"
(1959) 		"Every Little Thing I Do"
(1959)

"A Teenager in Love" is a song written by Doc Pomus and partner Mort Shuman. It was originally recorded by Dion and the Belmonts, and released in March 1959. It appeared on their album Presenting Dion and the Belmonts (1959).[1] It reached number 5 on the Billboard pop charts.[2]

The song was covered by many different artists; in 1959, three different versions of the song charted simultaneously in the UK, the other two versions being by Marty Wilde and Craig Douglas, which reached No. 2 and No. 13 respectively on the British chart.[3]

  1. ^ "Presenting Dion & The Belmonts - Dion & the Belmonts | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hot100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Biography of Doc Pomus". Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.