music.wikisort.org - Composition"Young Girl" is a RIAA million-selling Gold-certified single that was written, composed, and produced by Jerry Fuller and performed by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap with instrumental backing by members of "The Wrecking Crew."[2] It was released in 1968. People also say that it is a song about making the best time out of a broken heart.
1968 single by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
"Young Girl" |
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 1968 45rpm record label |
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B-side | "I'm Losing You" |
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Released | March 1968 |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 3:16 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Songwriter(s) | Jerry Fuller[1] |
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Producer(s) | Jerry Fuller[1] |
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The song hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, stuck behind "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding for the first week and "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro for the remaining two.[3] It also hit No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart[1] and the US Cash Box listing.[4] It reached No. 34 on the US Easy Listening.[5] It reached No. 2 in South Africa.[6]
In the UK, "Young Girl" was re-released in 1974 as part of a CBS Records series entitled "Hall of Fame Hits", and enjoyed a second UK chart run, peaking at No. 6.
Lyrics
The song is sung from the point of view of a man who has become distressed upon finding out that the girl he is with, contrary to the first impression she had made upon him, is actually younger than the legal age of consent. He is asking her to leave before things go any further: "Get out of here / before I have the time / to change my mind / 'cause I'm afraid we'll go too far."[7]
Chart history
Weekly charts
Chart (1968) |
Peak position |
Australia |
2 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] |
1 |
Ireland (IRMA)[9] |
1 |
New Zealand (Listener)[10] |
1 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[11] |
2 |
UK (OCC)[1] |
1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] |
2 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[13] |
34 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[14] |
1 |
Chart (1974) |
Peak position |
UK (OCC)[15] |
6 |
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Year-end charts
Chart (1968) |
Rank |
Canada[16] |
4 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] |
15 |
U.S. Cash Box[18] |
3 |
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References
- Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
- "Billboard Top 100 April 13, 1968".
- "Song artist 849 - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
- "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (P)".
- Ryan, Shayne (October 17, 2013). "Secretly Horrifying Song Lyrics: "Young Girl" by Gary Puckett and The Union Gap". Paste. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1968-04-21. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Young Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Flavour of New Zealand, 14 June 1968
- "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 194.
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 13, 1968
- "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles". December 28, 1968.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap |
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- Gary Puckett
- Kerry Chater
- Gary 'Mutha' Withem
- Dwight Bement
- Paul Wheatbread
- Barry McCoy
- Richard Gabriel
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Studio albums | |
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Compilations |
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's Greatest Hits
- 10 Greatest Hits
- Looking Glass: A Collection
- A Golden Classics Edition
- Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
- Super Hits
- The Best of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
- Young Girl: The Best of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
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Singles | |
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На других языках
- [en] Young Girl (song)
[es] Young Girl (canción de Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)
«Young Girl» es una canción interpretada por Gary Puckett & The Union Gap lanzada en 1968. La canción logró entrar en el Billboard Hot 100 en el puesto #2 y en Cash Box en el puesto #1.[1]
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