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"Walking the Dog" | ||||
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Single by Rufus Thomas | ||||
from the album Walking the Dog | ||||
B-side | "Fine and Mellow" | |||
Released | September 1963 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Stax Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rufus Thomas | |||
Producer(s) | Jim Stewart | |||
Rufus Thomas singles chronology | ||||
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"Walking the Dog" (or "Walkin' the Dog") is a song written and performed by Rufus Thomas.[1] It was released on his 1963 album Walking the Dog. It was his signature hit and also his biggest, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1963 and remaining on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.[2]