"Dum Dum" is a song written by
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songw ...
and
Sharon Sheeley
Sharon Kathleen Sheeley (April 4, 1940 – May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter who wrote songs for Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and Eddie Cochran.
Biography
Sheeley attended Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, and ...
and performed by
Brenda Lee
Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed onl ...
. The song reached #4 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, #4 in
Australia, and #22 in the
UK in 1961. It was featured on her 1961 album, ''
All the Way
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''.
The song was produced by
Owen Bradley. The singles
B-side, "Eventually", reached #56 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The song was ranked #91 on ''
Billboard'' magazine's Top ''
Hot 100'' songs of 1961.
References
1961 songs
1961 singles
Songs written by Jackie DeShannon
Songs written by Sharon Sheeley
Brenda Lee songs
Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley
Decca Records singles
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