When was runaround sue recorded

In early , his version reached No. The song also reached No. Garrett was born during the chart run of Dion's original version of "Runaround Sue," during the fall of Garrett's cover of the song hit the charts the week of his 16th birthday.

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The song caught on with millions for its catchy hook "Hey, hey, hum-ba-diddy-diddy". We were jamming, hitting tops of boxes. I gave everyone parts like the horn parts we'd hear in the Apollo Theater and it became a jam that we kept up for 45 minutes. I came up with all kinds of stuff. But when I actually wrote the song and brought it into the studio to record it, well, her name wasn't actually Sue. It was about, you know, some girl who loved to be worshipped but as soon as you want a commitment and express your love for her, she's gone.

So the song was a reaction to that kind of woman. I was in a group called The Regents at the time. They didn't have a hit yet. Everybody was coming to me for songs, which was nice, you know. After they put out 'No One Knows', I would go up there with demos.

I used to cut a lot of demos, you know. Then they cut an album and on it they put 'Runaround Sue'. The song's melody is very similar to "Quarter to Three", a song released by Gary U. Bonds a few months prior to the release of "Runaround Sue. The song has also been recorded by Leif Garrett U. She has however not played the song much in recent years.