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"Baby Sittin' Boogie" is a song written by Johnny Parker and performed by Buzz Clifford. It reached #4 in Norway, #6 on the Billboard pop chart, #17 on the UK Singles Chart, #27 on the R&B chart, and #28 on the U.S. country chart in 1961.[1] The song was featured on his 1961 album, Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford.[2]

"Baby Sittin' Boogie"
Single by Buzz Clifford
from the album Baby Sittin' with Buzz Clifford
B-side	"Driftwood"
Released	November 21, 1960 (U.S.) February 1961 (U.K.)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:04
Label	Columbia 41876 (U.S.) Fontana 297 (U.K.)
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Parker
Buzz Clifford singles chronology
"Blue Lagoon" (1960) "Baby Sittin' Boogie" (1960) "Three Little Fishes" (1961)

The song was arranged by Tony Piano.[3]

The single ranked #67 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961.[4]

Other versions

• Sacha Distel released a version of the song in France as a single in 1961 entitled "Le boogie du bébé".[5]
• Ralf Bendix released a version of the song as a single in 1961 entitled "Babysitter-Boogie" which reached #1 in Germany.[6]

In media

• Clifford's version was featured in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2 in the episode "The Ninja Encounter: Part 3" in which Comic reliefs Bulk and Skull are looking after a baby boy and attempt to change his diaper. For later airings as well as DVDs and streaming services, it's replaced with the duo's background music due to copyright reasons.

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