16 Candles (song)

16 Candles 16candles-single.jpg single The Crests Beside You October 1958 (US) Doo-wop Coed Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khentthe Fall Out Boy song A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" "16 Candles" is a 1958 song performed by the Crests and written by Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent. The single was originally released in 1958 on Coed Records. (#506) Track listing 7" vinyl "16 Candles" "Beside You" Chart performance The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price was at No. 1.https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart Billboard "16 Candles" also went No. 4 on the US R&B chart for 21 weeks in 1959. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 138 In Canada it reached No. 5.http://chumtribute.com/59-01-26-chart.jpg CHUM Hit Parade - January 26, 1959 Chumtribute.com In popular culture This song has appeared prominently in several 'entertainment' contexts, including at least two major Hollywood [motion picture] productions. It was an example of a typical doo-wop song in the 1973 movie American GraffitiSee e.g. the "Track listing" section of the article about the soundtrack of the movie American Graffiti and it had somewhat of a 'title role' in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles.See e.g. the "Soundtrack and songs" section of the article about the movie Sixteen Candles Covers A cover by Jerry Lee Lewis peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.Whitburn Joel Hot Country Songs 1944–2012 Record Research, Inc 194 2013 978-0-89820-203-8 The Jackson 5 did a cover of this song for their album, Maybe Tomorrow. This cover has since been re-released along with their greatest hits albums.Sixteen Candles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um8OYJnHRxM 2023-05-14 en A rockabilly cover by Stray Cats was used as the title song to the eponymous movie.December 2025 This version was also featured in the soundtrack of the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.https://music.apple.com/ru/album/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-season-1-original/1458638596 Альбом «Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)» (Разные артисты) 5 April 2019 15 April 2023 Apple Music A cover by Sha Na Na was performed live and recorded on their album Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll in 1973. References External links The Crests sing 16 Candles Category:1958 singles Category:1959 singles Category:1986 singles Category:Songs written by Luther Dixon Category:1958 songs Category:Jerry Lee Lewis songs Category:Doo-wop songs