Patricia (Perez Prado song)

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"Patricia" is a popular song with music by Perez Prado and lyrics by Bob Marcus, published in 1958. The song is best known in an instrumental version by Prado's orchestra that became the last record to ascend to #1 on the Billboard Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the next week to the then newly introduced Hot 100 chart. Prado also recorded the song with a vocal by Perry Como in 1959.

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This music was featured in the Weebl and Bob toon hos.

This song was also highlighted in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita

The song was featured as background music for a pool party in the 1969 film Goodbye, Columbus.

Patricia was used as the theme song to HBO's Real Sex Series. The newer series

The song was covered by Link Wray.

Preceded by "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters

Billboard Top 100 number-one single (Perez Prado version) July 28, 1958 (one week)

Succeeded by "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson (Hot 100 number-one single)