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"Run Samson Run"
Single by Neil Sedaka
from the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits
B-side"You Mean Everything to Me"
Released1960
Recorded1960
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Neil Sedaka
Howard Greenfield[1]
Producer(s)Al Nevins
Neil Sedaka singles chronology
"You Mean Everything to Me"
(1960) 		"Run Samson Run"
(1960) 		"Calendar Girl"
(1961)

"Run Samson Run" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and sung by Neil Sedaka. It appears on his album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. The song was included in Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (1959–1963).

Chart performance

The single was released in 1960. It became a hit in US reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] As with most of Sedaka's early recordings, Stan Applebaum provided the musical accompaniment. In Canada, the song was co-charted with the a-side 'You Mean Everything To Me' and they reached and No. 2 in Canada.[3]

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 748.
  3. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 17, 1960".


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