"Washington Square" | ||||
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Single by The Village Stompers | ||||
from the album The Original Washington Square | ||||
B-side | "Turkish Delight" | |||
Released | 23 August 1963 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop, Dixieland jazz, instrumental | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobb Goldsteinn, David Shire | |||
Producer(s) | Joe Sherman | |||
The Village Stompers singles chronology | ||||
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"Washington Square" is a popular instrumental from 1963 by the New York City-based jazz group The Village Stompers. The composition was written by Bobb Goldsteinn and David Shire. [2]
The composition is named after the famous park in New York City. [3]
"Washington Square" was a hit single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week ending 23 November 1963, [4] kept from the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 by Dale and Grace's hit song " I'm Leaving It Up to You". [5] "Washington Square" did, however, top the Billboard Easy Listening chart for three weeks that November [3] and made the top 30 on the Billboard R&B chart. [6]
In addition, the instrumental was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Instrumental Theme.
Other artists have recorded the tune, sometimes with song lyrics. Among these acts are:
In Asia: