Short Fat Fannie

"Short Fat Fannie"
Single by Larry Williams
B-side"High School Dance"
Released1957
GenreRock and Roll
Length2:25
LabelSpecialty 608 (U.S.)
London HLN 8472 (UK)[1]
Songwriter(s)Larry Williams
Larry Williams singles chronology
"High School Dance"
(1957) 		"Short Fat Fannie"
(1957) 		"Bony Moronie"
(1958)

"Short Fat Fannie" (alternatively "Short Fat Fanny"[2]) is Larry Williams' second single release after "High School Dance". Williams' original penned track peaked at number five on the U.S. pop chart, and at number one on the R&B chart. It sold over one million records, Williams' first million seller.[2]

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 604. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.