Short Shorts
| "Short Shorts" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Royal Teens | ||||
| B-side | "Planet Rock" | |||
| Released | January 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, Bob Gaudio | |||
| The Royal Teens singles chronology | ||||
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"Short Shorts" is a song written by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, and Bob Gaudio and performed by The Royal Teens. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #3 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958.[1] The group originally released the song on the small New York label Power Records in 1957.
The song ranked #35 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1958.[2]
Other charting versions
- The Salsoul Orchestra released a version of the song as a single which reached #106 on the U.S. pop chart in 1977.[3]
Other versions
- Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.[4]
- Tommy Sands released a version of the song as part of a medley with "(I'm) All Shook Up", "Splish Splash", and "Hound Dog" on his 1960 live album, Sands at the Sands.[5]
- Freddie and the Dreamers released a version of the song on their 1965 album, Frantic Freddie.[6]
- The Jersey Boys 2005 Broadway Cast released a version of the song on their 2005 album, Jersey Boys (Original Broadway Cast Recording).[7]
In popular culture
- The song was featured in U.S. television commercials for the depilatory "Nair" in the late 1970s.
- The song has been played or mentioned multiple times on The Simpsons, notably in the episodes "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer" and "Homer the Heretic".
References
- ↑ "The Royal Teens, "Short Shorts" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Chart Toppers of 1958" Billboard December 15, 1958: 44
- ↑ "The Salsoul Orchestra, "Short Shorts" Chart Position". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra, "Short Shorts" Single Release". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Tommy Sands, Sands at the Sands". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Freddie and the Dreamers, Frantic Freddie". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Jersey Boys 2005 Broadway Cast, Jersey Boys (Original Broadway Cast Recording)". Retrieved August 13, 2018.
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