Sha La La

"Sha La La"
Single by the Shirelles
from the album Hear & Now
B-side"His Lips Get in the Way"
ReleasedMarch 1964
GenreR&B
Length2:15
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)Robert Mosely, Robert Taylor
Producer(s)Luther Dixon, Bob Irwin
The Shirelles singles chronology
"Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love with Me"
(1964)
"Sha La La"
(1964)
"Thank You Baby"
(1964)

"Sha La La" is a song written by Robert Mosely (whose name is spelled "Moseley" on the record) and Robert Taylor.[1] The Shirelles released the original version of the song as a single in March 1964 in the US, reaching #15 on the U.S. R&B chart and #69 on the U.S. pop chart.[2] A cover by the British pop group Manfred Mann would follow that October, being the most notable version of the song, reaching Number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and Number 12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the RPM charts in 1965.[3] Around the same time as the release of Manfred Mann's version, the song was adapted into French by Georges Aber and performed by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, whose version was released as a single in October 1964 and reached Number 14 on the French Belgian charts.[4][5]

  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Shirelles, "Sha-La-La" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sha La La (song by Manfred Mann) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". musicvf.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ "Sylvie Vartan - Sha la la - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ "EP 60 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan" (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-17.