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“16 Candles” | |
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Single by The Crests | |
B-side | “Beside You” |
Released | October 1958 (US) |
Genre | Doo-wop |
Label | Coed |
Songwriter(s) | Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent |
“16 Candles” is a 1958 song performed by The Crests and written by Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent.
Single originally released in 1958 on Coed Records # 506
Chart performance
- The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price was at number one. “16 Candles” also went number four on the US R&B charts for 21 weeks in 1959.
Covers
- A cover by Jerry Lee Lewis peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.
Sixteen Candles Official Trailer
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