"Younger Girl" is a song written by

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969the Lovin' Spoonful The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band popular during the mid- to late-1960s. Founded in New York City in 1965 by lead singer/songwriter John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky, the band is widely known for a number of hits, including ...

, for their 1965 debut album '' Do You Believe in Magic''. The tune and lyric are based upon "Prison Wall Blues" (1930) by Cannon's Jug Stompers. Two versions charted in the U.S., both released in 1966. The American pop group

the Critters The Critters were an American pop group with several hits in the 1960s, most notably " Mr. Dieingly Sad", a U.S. and Canadian Top 20 hit in 1966. Career The group formed in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1964 when singer-guitarist Do ...

' version (Kapp 752), the title track from their debut LP, reached number 42 on ''Billboard's''

Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming ...

and number 21 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100,Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 9, 1966
/ref> peaking on both charts on July 9. In Canada, "Younger Girl" reached number 9.The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" Canadian chart position
Retrieved September 11, 2015. On the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, it reached number 38. The song was also covered by the West Coast studio group and surf act

The Hondells The Hondells were an American surf rock band. Their cover of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda" went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. History The Hondells were a band manufactured by Gary Usher, originally consisting of session musician ...

(Mercury 72563), peaking July 2, at number 52 ''Billboard'' and number 38 ''Cash Box.Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 9, 1966
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Chart performance

;The Critters version ;The Hondells version

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* (The Critters) * (The Lovin' Spoonful) {{Authority control 1965 songs 1966 singles The Lovin' Spoonful songs Songs written by John Sebastian Song recordings produced by Artie Ripp