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"Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)"
Single by Dicky Doo & the Don'ts
B-side"Wild Party"
Released 1958
Genre Rock and Roll
Length2:13
Label Swan
Songwriter(s)Marion Smith & Dicky Doo
Dicky Doo & the Don'ts singles chronology
" Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu"
(1958)
"Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)"
(1958)
"Teardrops Will Fall"
(1959)

"Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)" is a song released in 1958 by Dicky Doo & the Don'ts, a recording alias of Gerry Granahan. The song's melody is based on the Battle Hymn of the Republic. [1] The song spent nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 44, [2] while reaching No. 47 on the Cash Box Top 100, [3] and No. 29 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1958) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 44
US Cash Box Top 100 47
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 29

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006, Record Research. p. 239.
  2. ^ "Dicky Doo & the Don'ts - Chart History - The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ " The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, November 1, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. ^ " CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, November 17, 1958. Retrieved February 11, 2018.