"Simon Says" is a bubblegum pop song written by Elliot Chiprut and originally recorded in 1967 by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, becoming their most successful chart hit.
The song was based on the children's game "Simon Says". Produced by Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz, and Chiprut, the single was issued by Buddah Records and entered the U.S. Hot 100 in January 1968, rising to No.4 on the chart. It was also a hit in the UK, where it reached No.2 on the singles chart.
It also was the title track on the first album by the 1910 Fruitgum Company.
In Italy it was covered by the group Giuliano e i Notturni with the title "Il ballo di Simone", and charted No.3 on the Italian hit parade.[2] In 1968 French singer Claude François also had a hit with the song under the French title "Jacques a Dit". Volker Rosin, a German songwriter for children's music, published another cover version with "Cowboy Joe" in 2002.[citation needed]
With lyrics by Uno Asplund, Flamingokvintetten recorded the song in Swedish as "Nynna en sång", and released it as a single in 1968.[3]
^Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Bubblegum is the Naked Truth: The Monkees". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 275. ISBN978-0-571-28198-5.
^Dario Salvatori. "Giuliano e i Notturni". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp.790-1.
^Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1968
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