Move Over Darling (song) explained

Move Over Darling
Type:	single
Artist:	Doris Day
B-Side:	Twinkle Lullaby
Released:	1963
Genre:	Pop
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Terry Melcher Arranged and Conducted by Jack Nitzsche

"Move Over Darling" is a song originally recorded by Doris Day, which was the theme from the 1963 movie Move Over, Darling, starring Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen, and was released as a single the same year. The song was written by Doris Day's son, Terry Melcher, along with Hal Kanter and Joe Lubin.^[1]

In 1964, Doris Day's version of the song spent 16 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 8,^[2] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,^[3] and No. 4 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".^[4] In 1987, the song was re-released as a single and it re-charted on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 45.^{[1] [2]}

In 1983, Tracey Ullman released a version of the song as a single and on the album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places.^[5] Ullman's version spent 9 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 8,^[6] while reaching No. 5 on the Irish Singles Chart,^[7] No. 15 in Flanders^[8] No. 13 on the Dutch Top 40,^[9] and No. 20 on the Dutch Nationale Hitparade.^[10]

Notes and References

1. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Doris+Day&titel=Move+Over+Darling&cat=s Doris Day - Move Over Darling
2. https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/doris-day-move-over-darling Doris Day - Full Official Chart History
3. "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, June 20, 1964. p. 34. Accessed July 21, 2016.
4. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Apr&qweek=23-Apr-1964#n_view_location "Lever Hit Parade" 23-Apr-1964
5. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tracey+Ullman&titel=Move+Over+Darling&cat=s Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling
6. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20221/tracey%20ullman/ Tracey Ullman - Full Official Chart History
7. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Song Title Search Results for "Move Over Darling"
8. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/471b/Tracey-Ullman-Move-Over-Darling Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling
9. http://www.top40.nl/tracey-ullman/tracey-ullman-move-over-darling_10591 Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling
10. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Tracey+Ullman&titel=Move+Over+Darling&cat=s Tracey Ullman - Move Over Darling