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'"Wildwood Days"' is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963.[http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bobby+Rydell&titel=Wildwood+Days&cat=s Bobby Rydell - Wildwood Days], norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 25, 2016.

Rydell's version spent 9 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17,"[http://www.billboard.com/artist/295281/bobby-rydell/chart?page=1&f=379 Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100]", 'Billboard.com'. Accessed July 25, 2016. while reaching No. 14 in Australia,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-07-27.pdf Billboard Hits of the World]", 'Billboard', July 27, 1963. p. 42. Accessed July 25, 2016. and No. 21 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.. Chart No. 325. CHUM. Accessed July 25, 2016.

Background



The subject of the song is Wildwood, New Jersey, a city famous for its nightlife, which was a popular location for rock and roll performances at the time the song was recorded.Strauss, Robert. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DEFD91731F937A3575AC0A9639C8B63 The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll Is in Wildwood]", 'The New York Times', September 4, 2005. Accessed July 25, 2016.

It eventually became the official anthem of the city, and is played on the boardwalk's stereo system routinely. The song was also featured in commercials for Wildwood.

A mural on the Wildwood boardwalk (painted in 2014) honors Rydell whose song put the community into the national spotlight.[http://www.pennsylvaniaandbeyondtravelblog.com/2017/05/bobby-rydell-wall-mural-wildwood.html Bobby Rydell Wall Mural - Wildwood Boardwalk]

Chart performance



Cover versions



*In 1966, Bobby Curtola released a version of the song, which reached No. 36 on Canada's "'RPM' 100"."[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=2827& RPM 100]", 'RPM Weekly', Volume 6, No. 4, September 19, 1966. Accessed July 25, 2016.

References



Category:1963 songs

Category:1963 singles

Category:Bobby Rydell songs

Category:Cameo-Parkway Records singles

Category:Songs with lyrics by Kal Mann

Category:Songs written by Dave Appell

Category:Wildwood, New Jersey


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