"Chip Chip" is a song written by
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...
, Cliff Crofford, and
Arthur Resnick
Arthur Resnick (born 1937) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. His most successful songs as a writer include " Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Kenny Young), "Good Lovin'" (co-written with Rudy Clark), and " Yummy Yumm ...
and performed by
Gene McDaniels
Eugene Booker McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart with "A Hund ...
. The song was produced by
Snuff Garrett
Thomas Lesslie Garrett (July 5, 1938 – December 16, 2015) known as Snuff Garrett or Tommy Garrett, was an American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s.
Early years
Garrett was born in Dallas, Texas, United ...
and featured
Earl Palmer
Earl Cyril Palmer (October 25, 1924 – September 19, 2008) was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Palmer was one of the most prolific studio musicians of a ...
on drums.
Chart performance
The song reached #10 on the
''Billboard'' chart in 1962.
Gene McDaniels, "Chip Chip" Chart Positions
Retrieved May 1, 2014 Outside the US, the song reached #2 in Australia.
References
1961 songs
1961 singles
Songs written by Jeff Barry
Gene McDaniels songs
Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett
Liberty Records singles
Songs written by Artie Resnick
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