Hey Paula (song)

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“Hey Paula”
Single by Paul & Paula

"Hey Paula" is a song recorded by Paul & Paula. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending February 9, 1963. "Paul" was the song's writer, Ray Hildebrand[1], a student at Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas. "Paula" was Jill Jackson, the niece of the owner of the boarding house where Ray lived.

Preceded by
"Walk Right In" by The Rooftop Singers
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 9, 1963
Succeeded by
"Walk Like a Man" by The Four Seasons