Puppy Love (Paul Anka song)
| "Puppy Love" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Anka | ||||
| from the album Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 | ||||
| B-side | "Adam & Eve" | |||
| Released | February 13, 1960 | |||
| Format | Vinyl single, 12", cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Anka | |||
| Producer(s) | Sid Feller | |||
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| Single by Donny Osmond | ||||
| from the album Portrait of Donny | ||||
| B-side | "Let My People Go" | |||
| Released | February 19, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | September 20, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Anka | |||
| Producer(s) |
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"Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka's version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #33 on the UK Singles Chart.
Twelve years later it was revived by Donny Osmond. It was released on February 19, 1972. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1, 1972. It peaked at #1 in April 1972 on both the Canadian RPM singles chart for three weeks and the UK Singles Chart for five weeks the following July.Billboard ranked this version as the No. 67 song for 1972. The song was also covered by British pop group S Club Juniors in 2002. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.
On March 15, 1972, DJ Robert W. Morgan played the Donny Osmond version for 90 minutes straight on KHJ in Los Angeles. LAPD mistakenly raided the station studios after receiving numerous calls from listeners. Confused, the officers left without making any arrests.
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