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"A Teenager in Love" is a song written by Doc Pomus and partner Mort Shuman. It was originally recorded by Dion and the Belmonts, and released in March 1959. It appeared on their album Presenting Dion and the Belmonts (1959).[1] It reached number 5 on the Billboard pop charts.[2]

"A Teenager in Love"
Single by Dion and the Belmonts
B-side	"I've Cried Before"
Released	March 30, 1959
Genre	Doo-wop
Length	2:40
Label	Laurie
Songwriter(s)	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Dion and the Belmonts singles chronology
"Don't Pity Me" (1958) "A Teenager in Love" (1959) "Every Little Thing I Do" (1959)

The song was covered by many different artists; in 1959, three different versions of the song charted simultaneously in the UK, the other two versions being by Marty Wilde and Craig Douglas, which reached No. 2 and No. 13 respectively on the British chart.[3]

Background

The song was written by the songwriting duo Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman commissioned by Laurie Records, originally intended for the doo-wop singing group The Mystics. Laurie Records, however, gave the song to Dion & The Belmonts instead to record, and Pomus and Shuman then quickly wrote another song, "Hushabye" for the Mystics.[4][5] Dion initially thought the song sounded "wimpy", but then realized the sound the song has when the Belmonts starting singing "ooh-wah" at the start of the song.[4] "A Teenager in Love" was released with "I've Cried Before" its B-side in April 1959,[6] and peaked at No. 5 in May.[7]

The song has appeared on multiple "best of" compilation albums by Dion and the Belmonts.[8]

Charts

Chart (1959)	Peak position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[9]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	28
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	5

Cover versions and other uses

Many artists covered "A Teenager in Love" including: The Fleetwoods (1961),[11] Helen Shapiro (1963), Connie Stevens, Bob Marley and the Wailers (1965),[12][13] Lou Christie (1965),[14] Sha Na Na (1969), 10cc (as a one-off single released under alternative band name Rubber Duckie in 1973),[15] The Mutations (on The Muppet Show in 1976),[16] Less Than Jake (on their 2002 album Goodbye Blue & White), Red Hot Chili Peppers (as a B-side to their 2002 single "By the Way" and on their 2012 compilation album Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers EP), the Overtones (on their 2013 album Saturday Night at the Movies) and The Regrettes (on their 2018 EP Attention Seeker).

The song was performed by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970, during their final show as a recording duo at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York City.[17]

It is also featured as a playable song in the Nintendo Wii game Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.^{[citation needed]}

The Fugs parodied "A Teenager In Love" as "Septuagenarian in Love" on The Fugs Final CD Part 1.[18] This version turns the teenager into a senior citizen who is having trouble getting an erection. The Four Preps parodied the song in "More Money for You and Me".[19]

In January 2021, Musidix made a Latin version of the song, titled "Un Chico Enamorado".[20]

References

External links

• Songs by Doc Pomus

На других языках

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- [en] A Teenager in Love

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[ru] A Teenager in Love

«A Teenager in Love» — песня американской группы Dion and the Belmonts. Была издана отдельным синглом в марте 1959 года.

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