"Short Fat Fannie" (alternatively "Short Fat Fanny"[2]) is Larry Williams' second single release after "High School Dance". Williams' original penned track peaked at number five on the U.S. popchart, and at number one on the R&B chart. It sold over one million records, Williams' first million seller.[2]
"Short Fat Fannie" was an early example of a novelty genre including pop song titles. This formula was later used for Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash" and Bob Kayli's "Everyone Was There", as well as both of Billy and Lillie's hits, "La Dee Dah" and "Lucky Ladybug".
The track was also a favorite of Levon Helm, drummer of The Band. He would sing the song often while touring as the Hawks, and even played a version of it on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993.
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