"The Fly" | ||||
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Single by Chubby Checker | ||||
from the album For 'Teen Twisters Only | ||||
B-side | "That's the Way It Goes" | |||
Released | September 1961 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | Parkway | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Madara, David White | |||
Producer(s) | Kal Mann | |||
Chubby Checker singles chronology | ||||
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"The Fly" is a song written by John Madara and David White and performed by Chubby Checker. The song was produced by Kal Mann.
This song featured an electric shaver, which made the sound effects of the buzzing fly.
"The Fly" reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart, #11 on the U.S. R&B chart, #5 in Canada, and #35 in Australia in 1961.[1][2] It was featured on his 1961 album For 'Teen Twisters Only.[3] The song ranked #70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1961.[4]