Pretty Flamingo

"Pretty Flamingo"
Norwegian picture sleeve
Single by Manfred Mann
B-side"You're Standing By"
Released15 April 1966 (1966-04-15)
Recorded18 March 1966
StudioEMI, London[1]
GenreSunshine pop
Length2:31
LabelHis Master's Voice POP 1523[2]
Songwriter(s)Mark Barkan[2]
Producer(s)John Burgess[2]
Manfred Mann singles chronology
"If You Gotta Go, Go Now"
(1965)
"Pretty Flamingo"
(1966)
"You Gave Me Somebody to Love"
(1966)

"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.

  1. ^ "Old Melodies ...: Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966". 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  4. ^ "The Hot 100 : August 06, 1966 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.