| "Rockin' Robin" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Day | ||||
| from the album Rockin' with Robin | ||||
| B-side | "Over and Over" | |||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:31 (single version) | |||
| Label | Class | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leon René | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmie Thomas | |||
| Bobby Day singles chronology | ||||
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"Rockin' Robin" (originally released as "Rock-In Robin" on the Class Records 45 single) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, and recorded by American singer Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's biggest hit single, becoming a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent one week at the top of the R&B sales chart.[3] Michael Jackson recorded his own version of the song in 1972, which also achieved success.
- ^ Bush, John. "Rockin' Robin – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 22, 2018). "The Number Ones: The Dave Clark Five's "Over And Over"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
Bobby Day wrote the song and used it as the B-side to his 1958 novelty hit "Rockin' Robin".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 148.