Dancin' Party Explained

Dancin' Party
Type:	single
Artist:	Chubby Checker
Album:	Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits
B-Side:	Gotta Get Myself Together
Released:	June 1962
Genre:	Rock and roll
Label:	Parkway 842
Prev Title:	Teach Me to Twist
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Limbo Rock/Popeye the Hitchhiker
Next Year:	1962

"Dancin' Party" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker.^[1] In 1962, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the Canadian and UK Singles Charts.^{[2] [3]}

It was featured on his 1963 compilation album, Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits.^[4]

In 1963, Gary U.S. Bonds filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court.

Other versions

• Claudine Clark released a version on her 1962 album, Party Lights.^[5]
• Showaddywaddy released a version as a single in 1977 which reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.45cat.com/record/p842 Chubby Checker, "Dancin' Party" Single Release
2. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - July 23, 1962.
3. https://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Dancin%27+Party+by+Chubby+Checker&id=8854 Chubby Checker, "Dancin' Party" Chart Position
4. https://www.discogs.com/release/2369228-Chubby-Checker-Chubby-Checker-Biggest-Hits Chubby Checker, Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits
5. https://www.discogs.com/release/4671667-Claudine-Clark-Party-Lights Claudine Clark, Party Lights
6. https://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Dancin%27+Party+by+Showaddywaddy&id=37684 Showaddywaddy, "Dancin' Party" Chart Position