Finger Poppin' Time Explained

Finger Poppin' Time
Type:	single
Artist:	Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Album:	Mr. Rhythm and Blues
B-Side:	I Love You, I Love You So-O-O
Genre:	R&B
Label:	King
Prev Title:	The Coffee Grind
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
Next Year:	1960

"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Written by Ballard, it reached number two on the US Billboard R&B chart and number seven on the pop chart in 1960.^[1] It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues.^[2] Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart.

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.

The song ranked number 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.^[3] The record sold in excess of one million copies.^[4]

Other versions

• The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.^[5]
• Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album The Handsome Devils.^[6]
• Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album Old Enough.^[7]

In popular culture

• The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion.
• Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid.^[8]
• The song was also heard in the 1993 film The Sandlot.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, "Finger Poppin' Time" Chart Positions. February 20, 2019.
2. Web site: Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Mr. Rhythm and Blues. . 1960 . February 20, 2019.
3. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1960. February 20, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011048/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1960.php. January 2, 2014.
4. Book: Murrells, Joseph. 1978. The Book of Golden Discs. 2nd. Barrie and Jenkins Ltd . London. 121. 0-214-20512-6.
5. Web site: The Stanley Brothers, "Finger Poppin' Time" Single Release. . August 1960 . February 20, 2019.
6. Web site: Hello People, The Handsome Devils. . 1974 . February 20, 2019.
7. Web site: Lou Ann Barton, Old Enough. . 1982 . February 20, 2019.
8. Web site: The Flamingo Kid, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. . 1984 . February 20, 2019.
9. Web site: The Sandlot (1993) - IMDb. .