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Forget Him (Bobby Rydell song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Forget Him"' is a song written by Tony Hatch and released in 1963 by Bobby Rydell. The song spent 16 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4 on January 18, 1964,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/bobby-rydell/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell Forget Him Chart History], 'Billboard.com'. Retrieved March 31, 2018. while it spent 14 weeks on the United Kingdom's 'Record Retailer' chart, reaching No. 13.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8093/bobby%20rydell/ Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History], 'Official Charts Company'. Accessed July 14, 2016. The song also reached No. 3 on 'Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/bobby-rydell/chart-history/asi/ Adult Contemporary - Bobby Rydell Forget Him Chart History], 'Billboard.com'. Retrieved March 31, 2018."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-01-18.pdf Middle-Road Singles]", 'Billboard', January 18, 1964. p. 58. Retrieved March 31, 2018. No. 3 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, Chart No. 354, December 23, 1963. No. 8 on the Irish Singles Chart, and No. 2 in Hong Kong."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-01-18.pdf Billboard Hits of the World]", 'Billboard', January 18, 1964. p. 61. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
The song first charted in the United Kingdom on May 29, 1963.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8093/bobby%20rydell/ Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History], 'Official Charts Company'. Accessed October 24, 2016. It received significant airplay, began to rise in the charts and was noticed by Paul McCartney. In 2000, McCartney said the initial idea for "She Loves You" came from a Bobby Rydell hit that was popular at the time (mid-1963).The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. London: Cassell & Co., page 96 Lennon and McCartney started composing "She Loves You" on June 26, 1963 (about four weeks after the release of "Forget Him" in the UK). "She Loves You" was completed the following day.
"Forget Him" peaked in the United States in early 1964 and was ranked No. 20 on 'Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964"."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-12-26.pdf Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964]", 'Cash Box', December 26, 1964. p. 12. Accessed July 28, 2016.
Chart performance
Cover versions
English rock and roll singer Billy Fury covered "Forget Him" as a non-album single in 1983. It became a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #59.
References
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