Poison Ivy (song)

This article is about the song by The Coasters. For the song by Faster Pussycat, see Wake Me When It's Over.
"Poison Ivy"
Single by the Coasters
from the album The Coasters' Greatest Hits
B-side"I'm a Hog for You"
ReleasedAugust 1959
RecordedJuly 16, 1959
GenreRock and roll
Length2:43
LabelAtco
Songwriter(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Coasters singles chronology
"Along Came Jones"
(1959) 		"Poison Ivy"
(1959) 		"What About Us"
(1959)

"Poison Ivy" is a popular song by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Coasters in 1959.[1] It went to No.1 on the R&B chart, No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[2] and No.15 in the UK. This was their third top-ten hit of that year following "Charlie Brown" and "Along Came Jones".

  1. ^ Leiber & Stoller interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 125.