| "The Pied Piper" | ||||
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| Single by Crispian St. Peters | ||||
| from the album Follow Me... | ||||
| B-side | "Sweet Dawn My True Love" | |||
| Released | April 1966[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Decca 12359 (UK) Jamie 1320 (US) London 2512 (Canada) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Duboff, Artie Kornfeld | |||
| Producer(s) | David Nicolson | |||
| Crispian St. Peters singles chronology | ||||
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"The Pied Piper" is a pop song written by the duo The Changin' Times, consisting of Steve Duboff and Artie Kornfeld, who first recorded it in 1965. Their version reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] However, when British pop singer Crispian St. Peters recorded it, he scored a major hit during the summer of 1966. It went to #4 in the United States, #5 in the United Kingdom, and #1 in Canada.[3][4]
The song's title refers to a fairy tale from German folklore, the titular character of which is The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
- ^ The Changin' Times, "Pied Piper" chart position Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Songs from the Year 1966
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. RPM 100 Week of July 18, 1966 Retrieved March 13, 2012.