"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song written by Hank Ballard and performed by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960.[1] It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues.[2] Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart.

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.

The song ranked #49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[3]

Other versions

• The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.[4]
• Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album The Handsome Devils.[5]
• Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album Old Enough.[6]

In popular culture

• The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion.
• Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid.[7]
• The song was also heard in the 1993 film The Sandlot.[8]

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