Birdland | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Chubby Checker |
Album: | Beach Party |
B-Side: | Black Cloud |
Released: | May 1963 |
Genre: | Rock and roll |
Label: | Parkway 873 |
Prev Title: | Let's Limbo Some More/Twenty Miles |
Prev Year: | February 1963 |
Next Title: | Twist It Up |
Next Year: | July 1963 |
"Birdland" is a song written by Kal Mann and Huey "Piano" Smith and performed by Chubby Checker.[1] In 1963, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 on the U.S. R&B chart.[2] In Canada "Birdland" and "Black Cloud" co-charted reaching No. 14,[3]
It was featured on his 1963 album, Beach Party.[4]