Susan (song)

"Susan"
Single by The Buckinghams
from the album Portraits
B-side "Foreign Policy"
Released 1967
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Sunshine pop, Psychedelic pop
Length 2:48
2:17 (radio edit)
Label Columbia Records
Writer(s) Gary Beisbier
James William Guercio
Jim Holvay[1]
Producer(s) James William Guercio
The Buckinghams singles chronology
"Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)" (1967) "Susan" (1967) "Back in Love Again" (1968)

"Susan" is a song released in 1967 by The Buckinghams. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11,[2] while reaching No. 7 on Canada's RPM 100,[3] No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[4] No. 2 in the Philippines,[5] and No. 18 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart.[6]

The song contains a short excerpt of Charles Ives' composition, Central Park in the Dark, which contrasts sharply with the sunshine pop flavor of the majority of the song.[7] The section containing this excerpt was added by producer James William Guercio,[7] and the group disliked this addition after they heard it.[8] This section was edited out by many radio stations who played the song.[8][9]

Chart performance

Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 11
Canada - RPM 100 7
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 2
Philippines 2
New Zealand - NZ Listener 18

References

  1. ↑ Susan - By: The Buckinghams, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 22, 2015
  2. ↑ The Buckinghams - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 22, 2015
  3. ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 19 January 27, 1968. Accessed September 23, 2015
  4. ↑ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of February 5, 1968 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 574. CHUM. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hits of the World", Billboard, May 25, 1968. p. 51. Accessed September 23, 2015
  6. ↑ NZ Listener charts: 23-Feb-1968, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 28, 2015
  7. 1 2 Kevin Courrier, "Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa", ECW Press, Jun 1, 2002. p. 75
  8. 1 2 Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song: A Conversation with Carl Giammarese, Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict. Accessed September 22, 2015
  9. ↑ "WGLI Makes Biggies Sit Down and Listen", Billboard, February 3, 1968. p. 26. Accessed October 28, 2015
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