| "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Coasters | ||||
| from the album Coast Along with the Coasters | ||||
| A-side | "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) | |||
| B-side | "Keep on Rolling" | |||
| Released | 14 Apr 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Atco 6192 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
| The Coasters singles chronology | ||||
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"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" is a 1961 rock song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and was recorded by the Coasters for their 1962 album, Coast Along with the Coasters.[1] The song reached #16 on the R&B chart and #23 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1961.[2] The subject of the song is depicted as a burlesque dancer or exotic dancer, "wearing nothing but a button and a bow."