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as reason enough for a boy to meet a girl.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

"Good Timin" was later

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. Australian band Ol' 55 covered the song on their album '' The Vault'' (1980). UK band

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also covered the song and released it as a single in 1981, but it failed to reach the charts. It was also featured on their 1981 album ''Good Times''.

References

1960 singles UK singles chart number-one singles Songs written by Clint Ballard Jr. Songs written by Fred Tobias 1960 songs {{1960s-single-stub