"May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" | ||||
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Single by Little Jimmy Dickens | ||||
from the album May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose | ||||
B-side | "My Eyes Are Jealous" | |||
Released | September 7, 1965 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) | Neal Merritt | |||
Producer | Don Law Frank Jones |
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Little Jimmy Dickens singles chronology | ||||
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"May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" is a 1965 novelty song by Little Jimmy Dickens. The single was Dickens's most successful single on the U.S. country music chart. "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" went to number one for two weeks and stayed on the chart for a total of eighteen weeks.[1] On the U.S. pop chart, "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" peaked at number fifteen.[2]
The song features three verses, each of which mentions an incident where Dickens (the narrator) performs an action which is perceived to be insulting:
The chorus is an insult, said back to Dickens, for his insulting behaviors.
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 4 |
Preceded by "Behind the Tear" by Sonny James |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 20–November 27, 1965 |
Succeeded by "Make the World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold |