Finger Poppin' Time
"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song written by Hank Ballard and performed by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960.[1] It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues.[2] Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart.
| "Finger Poppin' Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | ||||
| from the album Mr. Rhythm and Blues | ||||
| B-side | "I Love You, I Love You So-O-O" | |||
| Released | April 1960 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hank Ballard | |||
| Hank Ballard & The Midnighters singles chronology | ||||
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The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.
The song ranked #49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[3]
Other versions
- The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.[4]
- Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album The Handsome Devils.[5]
- Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album Old Enough.[6]
In popular culture
- The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion.
- Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid.[7]
- The song was also heard in the 1993 film The Sandlot.[8]
References
- "Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, "Finger Poppin' Time" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Mr. Rhythm and Blues". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "The Stanley Brothers, "Finger Poppin' Time" Single Release". Discogs. August 1960. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Hello People, The Handsome Devils". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "Lou Ann Barton, Old Enough". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "The Flamingo Kid, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "The Sandlot (1993) - IMDb". IMDb.
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