The Cha-Cha-Cha Explained

The Cha-Cha-Cha
Type:	single
Artist:	Bobby Rydell
B-Side:	The Best Man Cried
Released:	1962
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Cameo Records
Prev Title:	I'll Never Dance Again
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Butterfly Baby
Next Year:	1963

"The Cha-Cha-Cha" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Rydell.

Background

The song tells of the singer's desire to have his "baby" dance the Cha-Cha-Cha, while bemoaning the dance trends of the day (directly referencing the Twist, Wah-Watusi, Hully-Gully, Locomotion and Mashed Potatoes).

Chart performance

The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10 on November 17, 1962,^[1] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,^[2] No. 2 in Australia,^[3] and No. 11 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.^[4]

Chart (1962)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	10
Hong Kong	1
Australia - Music Maker	2
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade	11

Notes and References

1. "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
2. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 22, 1962. p. 28. Accessed July 14, 2016.
3. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 8, 1962. p. 37. Accessed July 14, 2016.
4. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 12, 1962 . 2016-01-21 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221201/http://www.1050chum.com/charts/chartview.aspx?img=19621112 . November 7, 2006 . . Chart No. 294.