| "Runaround Sue" | ||||
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| Single by Dion | ||||
| from the album Runaround Sue | ||||
| B-side | "Runaway Girl" | |||
| Released | September 1961[1] | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Laurie | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gene Schwartz | |||
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"Runaround Sue" is a rock and roll song (in a modified doo-wop style), originally a US No. 1 Hot 100 hit (No. 4 on the Hot R&B chart)[4] for the singer Dion during 1961, after he split with the Belmonts. It was written by Dion with Ernie Maresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the Rolling Stone list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5]
In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue".[6][7]
- ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Runaround Sue – Dion | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (April 9, 2018). "The Number Ones: Dion's "Runaround Sue"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
...a truly great pop song ["Runaround Sue"] that flaunts a toxic viewpoint...I'm not asking a 58-year-old doo-wop song to be woke...
- ^ "Dion Runaround Sue | Daily Doo Wop". January 23, 2019.
- ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Myers, Marc (January 12, 2016). "The Story Behind 'Runaround Sue'". Wsj.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "GRAMMY Hall of Fame | GRAMMY.org". www.grammy.org. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2022.