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"Little Arrows" is a single by English artist Leapy Lee. Released in 1968, it was the first single from his album Little Arrows. Written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood.

"Little Arrows"
Single by Leapy Lee
from the album Little Arrows
B-side	"Time Will Tell"
Released	October 1968
Genre	Country, pop
Label	MCA (UK) Decca (USA/Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Albert Hammond Mike Hazlewood
Leapy Lee singles chronology
"King of the Whole Wide World" (1966) "Little Arrows" (1968) "Here Comes the Rain" (1969)

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 2 in his homeland, number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2] as well as the top 20 on the Hot 100.

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	8
Rhodesia (Lyons Maid Hits Of The Week)	1
South Africa (Springbok)[3]	2
U.K. Singles Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	16
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[5]	38

Cover versions

• "Little Arrows" was covered by Irish showband Brendan O'Brien & the Dixies; it reached No. 1 in Ireland in 1968.[6][7]
• The song was covered by Jimmy Osmond in 1975 as the first single and title track of his album Little Arrows.
• It was covered in Spain by singer Karina titled "Las Flechas del Amor", arranged by Waldo de los Ríos. This version hit the top of the Spanish charts for 6 weeks on March 29, 1969.
• In Sweden, the version "Amors pilar" was recorded by Ewa Roos and topped the Swedish singles chart Svensktoppen for 2 weeks in February, 1969. The Swedish lyrics were written by Stikkan Anderson, later manager of ABBA.

References

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