"Popeye the Hitchhiker" | ||||
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Single by Chubby Checker | ||||
from the album All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party) | ||||
A-side | " Limbo Rock" | |||
Released | October 1962 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label |
Parkway 849 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kal Mann, Dave Appell | |||
Chubby Checker singles chronology | ||||
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"Popeye the Hitchhiker" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. [1] In 1962, the track reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the U.S. R&B. [2]
It was featured on his 1962 compilation album, All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party). [3]