"Hats Off to Larry" | ||||
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Single by Del Shannon | ||||
B-side | "Don't Gild The Lily, Lily" | |||
Released | May 1961 [1] | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:00 | |||
Label | Bigtop | |||
Songwriter(s) | Del Shannon | |||
Del Shannon singles chronology | ||||
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"Hats Off to Larry" is a song written and sung by Del Shannon, which he released as a single in 1961. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, [2] while reaching No. 1 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, [3] No. 2 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", [4] No. 2 in Australia, [5] No. 6 on the UK's Record Retailer chart, [6] and No. 8 in South Africa. [7]
The song was ranked No. 68 on Billboard's end of year " Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" [8] and No. 35 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961". [9]
Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
Australia – David Kent | 2 |
Canada – CHUM Hit Parade | 1 |
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade | 2 |
South Africa | 8 |
UK – Record Retailer | 6 |
UK – New Musical Express [10] | 8 |
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