Sh-Boom

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"Sh-Boom" (sometimes referred to as "Life Could Be a Dream") is a popular song.

Widely considered to be the first popular Doo-Wop song, it was written by James Keyes, Claude & Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards, and published in 1954 (see 1954 in music).

It was first recorded on Atlantic Records by a rhythm and blues group, The Chords, and would be their only hit song. Placed on the B-Side of a cover of "Cross over the Bridge" a Patti Page hit, Sh-Boom reached number 5 on the R&B charts, and topped at number 2 on the Pop charts. This version was ranked #215 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and is the group's only song on the list.

A more traditional style version was made by The Crew-Cuts, and this version reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1954.

On the Cash Box magazine best-selling record charts, where both versions were combined, the song reached #1.

The Crew Cuts appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and performed Sh-Boom.

The song appeared in the movie Clue, Pixar's Cars, and the mini-series "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993) , the last of writer Dennis Potter's works to be produced in his lifetime. It was briefly featured in the HBO mini-series "From the Earth To The Moon" (1998) and remixed to be featured in the game Destroy All Humans

Preceded by: Little Things Mean a Lot

Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record August 7, 1954–September 18, 1954

Succeeded by: Hey There