Puppy Love (Paul Anka song)
| "Puppy Love" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Anka | ||||
| from the album Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 | ||||
| A-side | "Puppy Love" | |||
| B-side | "Adam & Eve" | |||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Anka | |||
| Producer(s) | Sid Feller | |||
| Paul Anka singles chronology | ||||
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| "Puppy Love" | ||||
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| Single by Donny Osmond | ||||
| from the album Portrait Of Donny | ||||
| B-side | "Let My People Go" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Unknown | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Anka | |||
| Producer(s) |
Mike Curb Don Costa[1] | |||
| Donny Osmond singles chronology | ||||
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"Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time.[2] Anka's version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 [3] and #33 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
Twelve years later it was revived by Donny Osmond, who took it to #3 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100[5] and #1 in April 1972 on both the Canadian RPM singles chart for three weeks and the UK Singles Chart for five weeks the following July.[6] Billboard ranked this version as the No. 67 song for 1972.[7] The song was also covered by British pop group S Club Juniors in 2002.
On March 15, 1972, D.J. Robert W. Morgan played the Donny Osmond version for 90 minutes straight on KHJ in Los Angeles. LAPD mistakenly raided the station studios after receiving numerous calls from listeners. Confused, the officers left without making any arrests.[8]
Charts
- Donny Osmond version
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
Cultural references
- The song is referenced in the 1962 Academy Award nominated animated short Disney musical film A Symposium on Popular Songs with the song "Puppy Love Is Here to Stay." It was written by Robert & Richard Sherman who also wrote many of Annette Funicello's biggest selling hits. Disney also used the song in the 1987 TV special "DTV Doggone Valentine" set to clips from 101 Dalmatians.
- The song is used in the 2008 Wallace & Gromit short, A Matter of Loaf and Death.
- The song was covered by teen pop singer Myra from the Disney film soundtrack 102 Dalmatians in 2001.
- The song was also covered by Bebi Dol in 2006, Damian McGinty in 2007 and Amy Winehouse in 2009.
- The song can also be heard in the 2005 family/comedy film, Son of the Mask. Long after being ignored and then yelled at by his own master Tim Avery (as shown in a deleted scene of the film), Jack Russell Terrier dog Otis puts on the mask he found in a river (made by Loki the god of Mischief) and plays the song "Puppy Love" for his girlfriend named Venus.
- The song can also be heard briefly during a scene in Zombieland with Woody Harrelson in a flashback scene.
- The song also plays in the film Man's Best Friend in the scene where Max the dog mates with a collie and the song also plays during the film's closing credits.
Other cover versions
Philippines
- Eddie Peregrina (1960?)
- Fruitcake (1998)
References
- ↑ "Images for Donny Osmond - Puppy Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "Puppy Love by Paul Anka Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ Artist Biography by John Bush (1941-07-30). "Paul Anka | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "ChartArchive - The Chart Archive". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ Artist Biography by Mark Deming (1957-12-09). "Donny Osmond | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "ChartArchive - The Chart Archive". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
- ↑ "Triple A Radio". Triple A Radio. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
External links
| Preceded by "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young |
Canadian RPM 100 number-one single (Donny Osmond version) April 15–29, 1972 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "A Horse with No Name" by America |
| Preceded by "Take Me Back 'Ome" by Slade |
UK number one single (Donny Osmond version) July 8, 1972 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "School's Out" by Alice Cooper |
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